Vinci and Sir Robert nab £33m hospital gig

Contractors Vinci and Sir Robert McAlpine have won a £32.8 million contract to build phase 3 of a new development at The Royal Oldham Hospital in Manchester under the Procure 21 framework.

The development, for Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, includes a new four-storey building, the refurbishment of existing wards, new delivery rooms, obstetric theatres, a paediatric theatre, more maternity beds and a brand new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The development will be built by a joint venture of the two contractors, Integrated Health Projects.

Graham Lord, Head of Estate Development for the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said: “IHP have already completed three large schemes for the Trust and we have established a good working relationship with the contractor and their team and look forward to another successful project.”