Hark has secured a three-year contract to the Smarter Buildings Program, where it will enable the connectivity of buildings and assets across 3,600 NHS facilities
Hark Systems Ltd will provide expertise and consultancy to design the NHS Property Services Smarter Buildings Program across a £3bn estate.
The contract, confirmed for an initial three months, will be focused on designing the Eco-System of technology to enable the connectivity of buildings and assets across over 3,600 National Health Service Facilities.
NHS PS helps to keep buildings clean, safe, warm and compliant
Since its establishment in 2013, NHS Property Services (NHS PS) now owns over 3600 National Health Service facilities, one of the largest property portfolios in the UK, with a total value of over £3bn.
NHS PS is in the initial stages of its Smarter Buildings program and requires assistance to write the architectural design that will be used to build the Smarter Building platform, the central intelligence hub of the project. Hark are helping NHS PS by offering the provision of technology consultancy services to aid them in the discovery phase of this project.
The Smarter Buildings Program will lead to improved efficiency of systems and industrial assets
The “Smarter Buildings Program” aims to implement an ‘Eco-System’, designed by Hark, which will be a central technological enabler, allowing NHS PS to collect, input, archive, analyse and report on their estate information in a consistent and efficient way.
This Eco-System will allow NHS PS to react to facility and management information in real time and control buildings remotely through a digital twin environment by integrating software into their Building Management Systems.
Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, building management systems, artificial intelligence (AI), and augmented reality are some of the technology that will include NHS PS to control and optimise estate performance in the future.
Utilising data to deliver sustainable healthcare
Jordan Appleson, chief executive officer, Hark, commented:
“The NHS is a dream client for many across our team. It’s exciting to be designing something that will enable the connectivity of such a large estate alongside the NHS Property Services team. We feel very well placed to deliver the brief and beyond with our background and experience in large complex estates and also highly regulated healthcare labs and buildings.”
Cameron Hawkins, head of energy and environment at NHS Property Services, said on the latest addition to the Smarter Buildings Program:
“As owners of 10% of the NHS estate, we play a key role in reducing emissions, helping the NHS adapt to climate change and building healthier communities.
“Our Green Plan is our commitment to reducing our environmental impact and promoting sustainable healthcare. As part of our plan, we recognise the important role data and technology plays in helping reduce the environmental impact of the NHS and creating greener, healthier communities.
“Hark’s excellent approach to systems design clearly aligns with this, demonstrating the power of their capabilities in the smart buildings environment and enabling us to support the NHS deliver excellent patient care both now and in the future.”
