Construction suppliers are being urged to attend a 'Meet The Buyer' event in Co Mayo as part of the €160 million Primary Care Centre PPP programme.

The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) and HSE in partnership with Enterprise Ireland are supporting the event which is to take place on Friday, 18 September in Claremorris.

Facilities Management subcontractors with expertise in areas such as planned preventative maintenance and cleaning services are also invited to participate. Through a series of short 5 minute 'pitch' meetings, attendees can find out more about the process of becoming a sub supplier.

The project will deliver a network of primary care facilities integrating primary, community and continuing care and social services.

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The scheme encompasses the design, build, finance and maintenance of 14 primary care centres along with ongoing facility management services. Healthcare services will be managed by Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) after the centres have been constructed.

This is one of the first four European projects earmarked to receive funding through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), an initiative between the European Commission and the European Investment Bank established to stimulate growth and enhance European competitiveness.

HSE's National Director of Primary Care, John Hennessy, said: "In 2014, more than half of the HSE's total health expenditure on operational services is in the community healthcare sector. This sector is significant and the reform of these structures will facilitate a move towards a more integrated healthcare system, improving services for the public by providing better and easier access to services, services that are close to where people live, more local decision making and services in which people can have confidence. The fourteen sites being developed are part of this initiative."

(CD/LM)