Operating across a four-year term, the move will see it deliver each of its core services ‘and more ‘across 10 lots of the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy & Ancillary Services Framework Agreement, spanning activities ranging from architectural and project management services to Net Zero environmental consultancy. Open to local … Read more
The business said: “Recognising the significant misalignment between existing healthcare systems, primarily designed for immediate interventions, and the evolving healthcare challenges posed by ageing, lifestyle factors, and long-term conditions, the Blueprint approach seeks to drive the transformative change necessary to address these issues head on.” ‘Integration lies at the heart of the Blueprint approach’, bringing … Read more
“The new framework agreement offers the NHS and other public sector organisations a compliant, cost-effective route for procuring construction-related services including architecture, civil and structural engineering, and surveying, among others,” NHS SBS explains. “The NHS in England has 1,500 hospitals, and some buildings pre-date the service’s formation. Without regular renovation the care, safety, and wellbeing … Read more
MD, Paul Lawrence, said: “We are excited to announce Andy Hawes’ appointment. He is known for creating a strong transformative culture that drives innovation, but he also has a record in supporting customers and helping them leverage their assets by creating solutions that deliver.” Andy Hawes has over 35 years’ HVAC industry experience in HVAC. … Read more
Designed to transform patient care and staff working conditions, the work on the 74-bed mental health facility involved an extensive redevelopment of the previous wards on the site, and is rated ‘BREEAM Excellent’. Bedford-based flooring contractor, Blade Flooring, was appointed to install the floorcoverings throughout, and turned to ‘trusted supplier’, Bostik, for its technical specifications … Read more
The international construction and engineering company was selected following a competitive process using Crown Commercial Service’s Construction Works and Associated Services 2 (CWAS2) framework, and will start work on the project under a pre-construction services agreement. The appointment comes as NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, and HM Treasury, have approved the … Read more
The construction and infrastructure specialist said: “Following the success of the £97 m Heartlands treatment centre, we will be working with UHB to play a lead role in the formulation, development, and implementation of the Trust’s estate strategy in support of its clinical and operational service strategies across all its sites.” UHB’s extensive estate includes … Read more
The fit-out and refurbishment specialist contractor has commenced demolition works at the hospital’s Millennium Wing, on behalf of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSussex). It says the 18-week project will pave the way for the phased delivery of an acute floor expansion at Royal Sussex County Hospital, which will ‘provide modern healthcare facilities, and … Read more
The project, which will begin its enabling works later this summer, will deliver a £60 m redevelopment of the Park’s existing Greenheys building to bring 131,000 ft2 of specialist lab space to market in the heart of Manchester’s Oxford Road Corridor innovation district. BDP says the design will transform the building into ‘a state-of-the-art, six-storey … Read more
The Trust says the works, to improve the site’s heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and lighting, will help it achieve its goal of achieving Net Zero for carbon emissions by 2040. To be led by NTH Solutions, a subsidiary of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, over a two-year period, the works will include upgrading the … Read more
They are being launched as part of Government plans to use the independent sector to cut NHS waiting lists, Health and Social Care Secretary, Steve Barclay, explains. Five will operate in the South West of England, with permanent sites fully opening in 2024 in Redruth, Bristol, Torbay, Yeovil, and Weston Super Mare. Additional diagnostic testing … Read more
Those involved say it will ‘create a platform to offer a unified 360-degree perspective on critical safety and health issues for the first time’. The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), British Safety Council, British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM), Institution of Occupational … Read more
Piling commencement and foundations works have begun, and Merit says the use of ‘advanced 4D BIM modelling technology and an innovative product-based approach’ mean its specialist team can deliver both offsite and on-site works for this facility in parallel, for ‘a faster, more cost-effective project schedule with sustainability in mind’. A ‘first-of-its-kind’ for the business, … Read more
