Jarvis regroups for NHS LIFT
Jarvis will bid for the fourth wave of NHS LIFT contracts, despite
failing to win any in the first three waves.
A senior source at the company told CJ: "We are still committed to
the healthcare market. We are preferred bidder on two independent
sector diagnostic and treatment centre (ISDTC) contracts and we
will be bidding for work in the fourth wave of NHS LIFT contracts.
"However, our approach will be different in terms of the people
that will manage it and the model, which will include a complete
supply chain - something we did not use in the previous NHS LIFT
bids."
Jarvis Primary Health, a joint venture between Jarvis and Sinclair
Montrose subsidiary Healthcare Property Company, was shortlisted
for 10 NHS LIFT contracts, but failed to win any of them.
In its trading statement last week Jarvis said it was "withdrawing"
from the jv.
Jarvis could bid for the fourth wave of NHS LIFT as part of the
Interhealth Care Services consortium, which includes Interhealth
Canada.