Hunt for 10 firms to deliver £37bn new hospital plan

Procurement chiefs are providing the prospect of sharing main hospital constructing works amongst all corporations that safe spots on the £37bn Hospital 2.0 Alliance framework, which can run for probably 12 years.

The tender invitation additionally pledges swiftly to award contracts for the primary of the three waves of schemes within the new hospital programme.

NHS England is particularly on the hunt for primary contractors with expertise in building and integration works on main complicated life-critical programmes.

Moreover, it’s creating a extra standardised method to design and supply, which was initiated below the earlier hospital constructing program, to unlock efficiencies and speed up building.

Recognising the hassle required to submit bids, the H2A tender discover states: “This isn’t supposed to be a speculative framework, and it’s supposed by NHSE  – although not assured – that each one H2A Contractors will probably be awarded a call-off contract or contracts.”

The decision-offs for the primary schemes are supposed to be made swiftly after award so that each one the H2A contactors on the framework settlement are mobilised as quickly as potential. This method goals to leverage and optimise participation of the market and to permit for funding and progress.

Three hospital schemes are hoped to start out within the 2025/26 monetary yr the place contractors have already been chosen in Poole (IHP), Plymouth (Willmott Dixon) and Cambridge (Laing O’Rourke).

An extra 13 schemes will advance in 27/28. For scheme particulars click here.

Corporations have till 19 March to submit purposes with shortlisted contractors invited to tender in early Could.