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Welcome to our November edition of the New Hospital Programme (NHP) Industry Bulletin. 

New Hospital Programme (November 2025)

This month we reached two major milestones in our mission to deliver the skills needed for the hospitals of the future…

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The New Hospital Programme (NHP) is one of the biggest infrastructure programmes in the UK right now. It will transform the way that hospital infrastructure is delivered for our future NHS. In doing so, it will become a catalyst for addressing the UK construction industry’s most urgent current and future skills shortages.

That is why, earlier this week we signed an agreement for NHP to work in partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and to gain accreditation as a National Skills Academy for Construction.

This is a significant step as we look to work with the CITB to support our future Hospital 2.0 Alliance Partners and their supply chains in addressing workforce development needs for the successful delivery of hospital schemes across the country. Furthermore, this will help us to meet our objective to create an enduring supply chain capability needed to support ongoing government investment in healthcare infrastructure over the next 15 years and beyond.

Through working together with the CITB, Trusts and Alliance Partners to develop Employment and Skills Plans, and through embedding the CITB framework across the programme, we will help to ensure that obligations relating to social value and community benefits are met.

This will enable us to leverage the long-term investment in NHP to draw new talent into the industry, boost workforce capacity and equip workers with the cutting-edge skills needed to deliver Hospital 2.0. In addition, we aim to foster a more diverse workforce, collaborating with supply chains and educators nationwide to break down barriers and forge skills pathways.

From a sector perspective, we know there is a need to bridge known skills gaps in key areas such as medical gas systems; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; water systems; electrical; and construction leaders. We therefore plan to prioritise addressing the challenges faced in these areas to meet programme demands.

From a geographical perspective, given the spread of the programme across the country, CITB regional teams will be on hand to support NHP in ensuring that interventions are flexed to each region’s needs, local priorities and future pipeline of investment.



Emma Whigham, Hospital 2.0 Alliance Director, NHP said:
“NHP offers a significant opportunity to the supply chain with a huge 15-year pipeline of work. Therefore, now is the optimal time for businesses to increase capacity and capability within their organisations by investing in their workforce.
Through working collaboratively with the CITB to develop plans and facilitate the provision of high-quality employment and training opportunities to address current and future skills gaps, the NHP Alliance will support key sectors to build supply chain capacity, resilience and drive growth.”


Gemma Davies, Workforce and Capability Director, NHP, said:
“By working together with our Hospital 2.0 Alliance Partners and the CITB and applying the NSAfC framework to our Wave 1 schemes, we aim to ensure the programme develops and delivers the highly skilled, inclusive workforce that is required to build hospitals now and for the future. Our partnership with the CITB will help us to get the right skills on site to the right people at the right time, wherever they are needed to support NHP. This includes everyone – from tradespeople, to those with technical skills and professionals – as well as both new recruits and experienced workers.”


Anthony Frayne, CITB Customer Engagement Manager, said:
“We are delighted to sign this agreement with the NHS England – New Hospital Programme, underlining their commitment to embedding the NSAfC Framework across all projects.
There is no need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to social value – the NSAfC Framework has been created by industry for industry. CITB developed it together with the construction sector to improve productivity, promote skills and create high-performing workplaces that can develop and harness talent.
The Framework enables the NHS England – New Hospital Programme to work with a trusted partner, with CITB’s regional teams on hand every step of the way to support the social value skills outcomes of projects across the country.”

To find out more about the New Hospital Programme, read our Supplier Guide at Supplier Guide – New Hospital Programme

Welcome to our October edition of the New Hospital Programme (NHP) Industry Bulletin. 

New Hospital Programme (October 2025)

What a week at the IHEEM – Healthcare Estates Conference 2025! It was great to deliver a keynote session on ‘Strategic Health & Social Care Planning’ together with NHP and NHSE colleagues.  I was also thrilled see such huge interest in our single-bedroom prototype…

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Our Chief Programme Officer, Morag Stuart will be joining HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd in January 2026 as their Chief Commercial Officer.

Morag joined the New Hospital Programme (NHP) in 2021 and during her four years with us has overseen:

• The approval of a fully funded Programme Business Case, setting out a clear pathway to deliver all schemes through waves of investment.
• The development of Hospital 2.0 – a standard, platform-based design approach co-developed with patients and staff to transform how hospitals are built and operated.
• The successful appointment of the Healthcare Delivery Partnership, our programme delivery partner for the next 15 years.
• The launch of the Hospital 2.0 Alliance procurement – a 12-year, £37bn Delivery Alliance.

As Morag moves on to her next role, our Chief Operating Officer, Natalie Forrest, will take on the position of Interim Chief Programme Officer, while Richard Lennard, Commercial Director, will become Deputy Chief Programme Officer from January 2026, taking accountability for elements of the COO portfolio and retaining oversight of the programme’s Commercial directorate. This continuity will ensure continued focus on delivery for patients and staff.

“I would like to thank Morag for the leadership and commitment she has shown. She has been instrumental in setting up the New Hospital Programme, ensuring it can efficiently deliver multiple new state-of-the-art hospitals in parallel. Her move to HS2 Ltd is a great example of public sector partners working together to deploy experienced leadership across major government programmes. I wish her all the best and know the programme is in safe hands with the interim leadership arrangements we have put in place.”
— Elizabeth O’Mahony, Chief Financial Officer, NHS England

We’d like to thank Morag for her outstanding contribution to NHP and wish her every success in her new role.

Welcome to our September edition of the New Hospital Programme (NHP) Industry Bulletin. 

New Hospital Programme (September 2025)

I hope you all had a relaxing and refreshing summer break! Over the summer, I wrote an article for Procurement Magazine about how we are reshaping procurement for new hospitals…

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This month’s edition includes a link to the NHP Flythrough Video, details on the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan, NHP regions and nations engagement, an update on the NHP Supply Chain Hub and details on future and past events.

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The New Hospital Programme Flythrough Video brings to life our vision to transform the way we deliver healthcare infrastructure in the NHS, including details of our standardised Hospital 2.0 approach.

The video takes approximately 3 minutes to watch.

You can view this here:  NHP Flythrough Video

Today, Emma Whigham (Markets Management Director, NHP) and Dr Abbie Romano (Industrialisation Lead, NHP) spoke at a webinar hosted by the Building Engineering Services Association to provide an update on the NHP programme and our approach to industrialisation.

BESA have made a recording of this webinar available on their website. You can access this here: https://watch.getcontrast.io/register/besa-new-hospital-programme-supply-chain-opportunities

Welcome to our July edition of the New Hospital Programme (NHP) Industry Bulletin. 

New Hospital Programme (July 2025)

This month I was proud to see the New Hospital Programme (NHP) featured in the UK Government’s 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy. This is part of a bold £725 billion investment in long-term …

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This month’s edition includes details on the NHP Single Bedroom Prototype, the launch of the NHP Supply Chain Hub and the first session of the Hospital 2.0 Design Hub.

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Welcome to our June edition of the New Hospital Programme (NHP) Industry Bulletin. 

New Hospital Programme (June 2025)

It’s an exciting time at the New Hospital Programme. Earlier today we held a Hospital 2.0 Alliance procurement ‘hot start’ event.

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Today the New Hospital Programme (NHP) held an event to kick start the next stage of procurement with shortlisted suppliers for the Hospital 2.0 Alliance. Sixteen shortlisted suppliers have now received an Invitation to Participate in Dialogue (ITPD) to compete for places on the new 12-year, £37bn Delivery Alliance. 

This strategic, long-term, multi-supplier framework agreement will be used by NHS Trusts across the country to appoint Alliance Partners responsible for the detailed design, construction and handover of individual new hospital schemes between 2025 and 2040.  

The dialogue with bidders is due to conclude in autumn, with places on the framework expected to be awarded by the end of the year. 

The shortlisted suppliers are: 

Successful Candidates / Lead Party: 

• BAM Construction Limited
• Bovis Construction (Europe) Limited
• Bouygues UK
• Dragados Sociedad Anonima
• FCC Construcción SA
• Integrated Health Projects (IHP)
• John Graham Construction Limited
• John Sisk & Son
• Kier Construction Limited
• Laing O’Rourke Delivery Limited
• McLaren Construction Limited
• Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd
• Multiplex Construction Europe Limited
• Sacyr UK Limited
• Skanska Construction UK Limited
• Willmott Dixon Construction Limited

Ministerial Statement 

Karin Smyth MP, Minister of State for Secondary Care, said:  

“We’re delighted to be entering the next stages of the procurement process for the New Hospital Programme Alliance, and I wanted to take a moment to reaffirm the Government’s unwavering commitment to delivering this once in a generation programme. As the Secretary of State outlined to Parliament on 20th January 2025, our mission to transform healthcare infrastructure for the future of the NHS remains a priority, as we shift to deliver this new credible plan. 

“2025 is off to a fantastic start and we’ve reached several major milestones: the Programme Business Case for 2025 has been approved, the Programme Delivery Partner has been appointed, and the supplier qualification process has been successfully completed.   Each of these steps has built real momentum for the year ahead and NHP is on track to award places on the Hospital 2.0 Alliance by the end of the year”  

Programme Leadership Statements  

Morag Stuart, Chief Programme Officer at the New Hospital Programme, said:  

“This announcement marks another significant step forward in transforming how hospital infrastructure is delivered across the UK.  Our standardised Hospital 2.0 approach will redefine how we build and operate hospitals – enabling schemes to be delivered faster, more safely and with embedded digital capabilities.  

“NHP is progressing at pace and clearly demonstrates the Government’s commitment to transforming healthcare infrastructure.    This work will create thousands of jobs and apprenticeships – supporting UK economic growth whilst building the enduring supply chain capability needed for future delivery.” 

Rick Lennard, Executive Commercial Director at the New Hospital Programme, said:  

“It’s fantastic to see such a strong shortlist of both established and new market entrants, including both UK and international organisations.   Through a collaborative allocation process, NHS Trusts will use the delivery alliance to appoint suppliers to work with them to deliver new hospitals across the country, that bring NHP’s vision to life.  

“The Hospital 2.0 Alliance is a true partnership between NHS England, trusts and our supply chain partners, underpinned by the Hospital 2.0 Alliance Agreement that defines how we’ll work together efficiently and maximise social value. 

“Looking ahead, we’re encouraging suppliers of all sizes to start preparing now. Thousands of contract opportunities will be created across the UK.  This is a nationally important programme, and we welcome innovative partners who can help us deliver it.” 

Background 

In January 2025 the Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, launched the NHP Plan for Implementation. This confirmed that the programme would be backed by up to £15b of investment for each five-year spending period, averaging £3b a year by 2030. 

The plan confirmed that 16 schemes would start construction between 2025 and 2030, including seven sites constructed primarily with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) which were already proceeding at pace due to the substantive safety risks to staff and patients. To find out more, please click here.