review
which is on the current and new framework, attended the forum and said there was a wealth of opportunities within the health sector in Scotland moving forward.
Kier itself is working on a number
of projects, collectively worth in excess of £45m, and the company has an overall turnover in Scotland of more than £170m.
Making contacts
buildings, but also other key community facilities such as schools and libraries. Collectively, these organisations are developing and delivering a diverse pipeline of best-value, award-winning community infrastructure, currently valued at more than £2billion and anticipated to grow to over £3billion in the coming years.
In the right place
Morrison said: “Hospitals are really expensive to replace and the
balance between spending £500m on a hospital or £20m-£30m for primary and community care facilities is the current challenge. But our strategy is to shift that care and we need to have the infrastructure there, in the right places, to be able to do that.”
This autumn the Scottish Government is also poised to launch Framework Scotland 3, the latest iteration of its national estates procurement programme which provides a wide variety of construction-related services for both new-build and refurbishment projects. Like the current programme there will be five Principal Supply Chain Partners (PSCPs) appointed to the framework, plus, this time, an additional reserve. This is likely to fund new capital investment to the tune of more than £120m a year over the next five years, predominately upgrading existing plant and infrastructure and refurbishing wards to improve the environment for staff and patients.
John McDonald of Kier Construction,
McDonald said the key to breaking into the Scottish market was having previous experience delivering healthcare projects, and a local presence. He advised: “A lot of boards want to pick up the phone and have you in front of them quickly. “It’s about having a satellite office and building that relationship. You need to prove you can respond to everything, and do that quickly. “It’s a difficult barrier to break down, but when you do the opportunities are there.”
Several of the health boards that deliver medical services in Scotland were also represented at the forum, including NHS Lothian. Its director of operations for facilities, George Curley, said: “We have a very- ➤
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