Private Sector Development Partner for the South East Territory

On 30 July and 2 August 2010, as part of the Scotland-wide hub programme, the Participants (as defined below) concluded a territory partnering agreement (TPA) with hub South East Scotland Limited for a period of 20 years (with an option to extend for 5 years) for the performance of certain partnering services, as set out in the contract notice referenced in IV.2.1 (the Contract Notice). This notice contains further detail of the ongoing use of the TPA in line with the originally advertised scope. The Participants are the South East Territory, comprising, Lothian NHS Board, Borders NHS Board, City of Edinburgh Council, Scottish Borders Council, East Lothian Council, West Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, Lothian and Borders Police Board, the Scottish Ambulance Service, the Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Board and their statutory successors and any organisation created as a result of a reorganisation or organisational change of the contracting authorities.