String of temporary facilities built by industry
The industry has been enlisted to build temporary hospitals across the country as part of the UK’s fight against the covid-19 pandemic.
Hospitals in London, Manchester and Birmingham have already been completed, while work on several others is well underway.
Contractors working on the projects include Sir Robert McAlpine, Kier and Balfour Beatty.
Here, we list the firms who have been helping build the hospitals. The project teams will be updated as more details are made available.
NHS Nightingale Hospital London
Project team
Design and management
- Royal Free London Property Services
- KPMG - project management team
- BDP - space planning and architecture leads.
- The Richard Stephens Partnership - M&E
- Mott MacDonald - externals and landscape
- Eta Projects - utilities lead
- DP9 - town and country planning advice
- Mitie - hard FM
- Hoare Lea - commissioning and witnessing
- ISS - soft FM
- NHS - clinical lead
- Mace - project management
- The British Army
Build
- CFES - main contractor
- GES - floors, bed heads and electrical
- Alpine Works - medical gas, plumbing and electrical installations
- D&L Medical - medical gas lead
- ExCeL Centre
- Wilson James - logistics
- The British Army
Location: ExCel London
Beds: 4,000
Stage: Complete
NHS Nightingale Hospital North West
Project team
- International Health Partners (Vinci/Sir Robert McAlpine JV) - main contractor
- BDP - lead architect
- Mott MacDonald and Archus - project management, cost consultancy and technical advisory services
- NG Bailey - M&E contractor
- The British Army
Location: Manchester Central Conference Centre
Beds: 36 available initially, up to 750
Stage: Complete
NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham
Project team
- Interserve - main contractor
- BDP - lead architect
- Hoare Lea
- WSP
- J&P Carpentry & Joinery
- 60 Gurkhas from the British Army
Location: NEC
Beds: 800 initially, up to 2,000
Stage: Stage 1 complete and operational
NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol
Project team
- Kier - main contractor
- Integral UK - M&E
- BDP - lead architect
- Faithful + Gould - cost management
Location: Exhibition and Conference Centre on UWE Bristol’s Frenchay campus
Beds: Up to 1,000
Stage: Under construction
NHS Nightingale Hospital Harrogate
Project team
- Bam - main contractor
- BDP - lead architect
- Silcock Leedham - services engineer
- Bam Design - structural engineer
- Arcadis - project and cost management services
- NG Bailey - M&E contractor
Location: Harrogate Convention Centre
Beds: 500
Stage: Complete
NHS Louisa Jordan hospital in Glasgow
Project team
- Balfour Beatty, Kier, Graham and Robertson - main contractors
- Aecom - project and cost management, electrical, civil and structural engineering, IT design and health and safety advice
- Keppie - architect
- FES - M&E contractor
- Mott MacDonald - project management
Location: Scottish Events Campus
Beds: 300
Stage: Complete
NHS Nightingale Hospital Swansea
Project team
- Kier - main contractor
- Andrew Scott - contractor
- TRJ - civil engineering and demolition
- IBI Group - architect
Location: Bay Studio
Beds: 500 initially, 850 in total
Stage: Under construction
Rainbow Hospital Bangor
Project team
- IHP (Vinci/Sir Robert McAlpine JV) - main contractor
- Gleeds - project and cost management
- HE SIMM - M&E
- TACP - architect
Location: Bangor University
Beds: 430
Stage: Under construction
Rainbow Hospital Deeside
Project team
- IHP (Vinci/Sir Robert McAlpine JV) - main contractor
- Gleeds - project and cost management
- HE SIMM - M&E
- TACP - architect
Location: Deeside Leisure Centre
Beds: 250
Stage: Under construction
Rainbow Hospital Llandudno
Project team
- Pen Y Bryn Joinery and JRS Mechanical - contractors
- Gleeds - project and cost management
Location: Venue Cymru
Beds: 320
Stage: Under construction
Jersey Nightingale Hospital
Project team
- J3 joint venture (Sir Robert McAlpine, Garenne and FES) - contractors
Location: Venue Cymru
Beds: 180
Stage: Under construction
Dragon’s Heart hospital, Cardiff
Project team
- Mott MacDonald - project manager, lead designer, cost consultant and employer agent
- Archus - healthcare planning support
- ESG Global - construction coordinator and overlay design
- BDP - architect
- Hoare Lea - building services engineer
Location: Principality Stadium
Beds: 300 initially, up to 2,000 available
Stage: Operational
Last updated: 22 April
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