It Was Great To Meet You At The HEFMA Leadership Forum

We are excited to explore how we can help your organisation achieve its goals through smarter contractor, compliance, and maintenance management.

Running estates and facilities in the NHS means balancing tight budgets, strict compliance standards, and complex contractor networks all while ensuring a safe, efficient, and responsive healthcare environment. That’s why we created Virtual Helpdesk: a flexible, affordable platform that helps NHS Estates teams simplify the management of PPMs, reactive jobs, contractors, costs, and compliance.

Lets Keep In Touch

Who did you meet at the HEFMA 2026 – Contact Us

Rob Nicoll

Commercial Director 

rob.nicoll@virtual-helpdesk.com

Chris Wiles

Chief Technology Officer

chris.wiles@virtual-helpdesk.com

Finian Bassford

Why The NHS Chooses Virtual Helpdesk?

Virtual Helpdesk is a complete facilities and estate management platform designed to help organisations manage assets, buildings and contractors efficiently. From real-time compliance tracking to intelligent maintenance planning, everything you need is in one secure, easy-to-use system.

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Reduction in Asset Downtime

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Reduction in Energy Costs

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Reduction in Contractor Disputes

One Platform.

Total Control.

Zero Compromise.

Bring your entire operation together with a powerful, cloud-based platform designed to simplify how you manage assets, estates, contractors and compliance. From real-time asset tracking and estate-wide visibility to intelligent contractor oversight, compliance control and automated planned preventative maintenance (PPM), Virtual Helpdesk gives you the tools to reduce risk, cut costs and stay in complete control. Everything you need to run safer, smarter and more efficient facilities — in one seamless system.

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Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)

Asset Management

Create a single source of truth for every asset across your estate.

Build and maintain a comprehensive digital asset register for each building, storing asset data, maintenance history and statutory documentation securely in one place. Assets are linked to unique QR codes, enabling fast on-site access for engineers and contractors.

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Centralised asset register

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QR-coded maintenance tracking

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Digital compliance records

Compliance Management

Stay compliant with real-time visibility and proactive control.

Track statutory inspections, safety tasks and maintenance activities across your entire estate through a live, visual compliance dashboard. Colour-coded alerts highlight active, upcoming and overdue actions, helping you prioritise risk and maintain compliance effortlessly.

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Real-time compliance tracking
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Colour-coded task status and alerts
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Estate-wide compliance visibility

Contractor Oversight

Ensure every contractor working across your estate meets required compliance standards — without manual chasing.

Maintain full oversight of contractor accreditations, insurance, certifications and statutory documentation in one central system. Monitor compliance by discipline, track expiry dates and only allow approved contractors to carry out work on site.

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Centralised contractor compliance records
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Automated visibility of expiries and renewals
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Compliance by contractor and discipline

The Golden Thread

Protect your buildings with a clear, auditable Golden Thread of information.

Maintain accurate, up-to-date records throughout the lifecycle of each building and asset. All safety, compliance and maintenance data is structured, secure and instantly accessible — supporting accountability, transparency and regulatory requirements.

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Secure, structured building information
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Full audit trail of safety and compliance data
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Lifecycle visibility across buildings and assets

Advanced Analytics & Reporting

Make faster, better decisions with real-time dashboards and reporting.

Gain complete visibility of:

Cost per job

Contractor performance

Compliance by asset, site and discipline

Turn data into action with easy-to-read visual insights.

Smart Alerts Powered by Real-Time Data

Stay ahead of problems before they become failures.

Integrate with real-time IoT sensor data

Predictive maintenance alerts

Sensor-driven insights

Reduced operational risk

Reduce downtime and extend asset life.

Live in 30 days & Instant Team Rollout

Get your teams up and running in minutes with a helpdesk that requires no logins or passwords.

No usernames or passwords required

Easy implementation

Immediate issue reporting

Staff can start reporting issues immediately.

The Trusted Partner for The NHS

STREAMLINING SUPPORT FOR ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY

Trusted by Industry Experts

Virtual Helpdesk is relied upon by major companies and large estates to save millions while streamlining operations. 

Deployed in Under 30 Days

Get started quickly with our streamlined onboarding process. Your organisation will be fully operational with Virtual Helpdesk within a month.

Tailored for Large-Scale Facilities

Designed specifically for multiple facilities with hundreds of buildings and thousands of users, for smooth and straightforward rollout.

NEW FEATURE

Two-Factor Authentication

We're committed to keeping your data secure. Virtual Helpdesk now supports Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), adding an extra layer of protection to your login process. With a quick setup using your preferred authenticator app, you can ensure only authorised users access your dashboard. Stay compliant, stay secure — with Virtual Helpdesk.

Let Barclaycard Handle Your
Transactions

80% OF YOUR TRANSACTIONS MAKE UP LESS THAN 10% OF THE TOTAL VALUE THAT YOUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT HANDLE

Virtual Helpdesk connects to Barclaycard Precisionpay, to ensure your contractors are paid quickly and securely for those smaller jobs.

Allow your teams to remove the admin burden that comes from multiple small job invoices and free up your FM and Finance teams.

Let’s Get Started

Smart Facility Management Starts Here

Take control of your facilities with Virtual Helpdesk’s innovative CAFM solution. From compliance to maintenance, we’ve got you covered.

Location

+44 (0) 800 043 0077

info@virtual-helpdesk.com

Franklins House, Wesley Lane, Bicester, OX26 6JU

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