Procurement changes mean job is being readvertised
The search for a main contractor on a 拢250m hospital redevelopment is being relaunched after the original deal won by Bouygues was canned.
Last year at the Evelina London Children鈥檚 Hospital.
But Evelina London, part of Guy鈥檚 and St Thomas鈥� NHS Foundation Trust, is now looking to appoint a new contractor following changes in the way it will be built.
Work involves building a 13-storey extension to the current hospital as well as overhauling the existing site.
A spokesperson for Guy鈥檚 and St Thomas鈥� NHS Foundation Trust said the decision to cancel Bouygues鈥� deal in the autumn was made because of changes in the procurement process to keep a lid on costs.
He said: 鈥淔ollowing advice from government, the trust has switched from a shell and core build, which would have required fitting out later, to an integrated build with a single contract for building the shell and core and the fit-out.
鈥淭his new approach will require a fresh competitive procurement for the construction.鈥�
黑洞社区 understands that Bouygues will be given the opportunity to bid for the revised deal.
The so-called Triangle campus has been designed by Hawkins Brown with M&E engineer Aecom and structural engineer Ramboll also working on the plan which includes research and teaching facilities, surgical theatres and imaging suites.
The main construction deal is worth around 拢250m with the overall programme expected to be worth 拢465m.
The trust has launched a market engagement process for the planned competition, with interested firms given until 14 January to .
Work is due to start next December and be completed by May 2027.
Another project on the site, an outpatient day surgery that is being built by Morgan Sindall, topped out last month.
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