Trio in race for £300m Teesside hospital

Three contractors have been shortlisted to build a £300m hospital in Teesside for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.

Brookfield Multiplex, Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras and Laing O’Rourke have made the final three.

Kevin Oxley, lead director for the new hospital, said: “We had many people at the bidder open day in October and 10 organisations submitted pre-qualification questionnaires to be shortlisted for the next stage.

“We had a number of strong submissions of which Brookfield, Iridium and Laing O’Rourke offered the best technical and financial standing.

“These bidders have been invited to work with our doctors, nurses, other health professionals and support staff on the design and delivery of the scheme.”