The New Hospital Programme (NHP) has launched the formal procurement process for its Hospital 2.0 Alliance framework.
This strategic, long-term, multi-supplier framework agreement will be used by Trusts across the country to appoint Alliance Partners who will provide the detailed design, construction and handover of individual new hospital schemes between 2025 and 2040.
The Selection Questionnaire (SQ) process will run until early May 2025, when suppliers will be shortlisted. The tender process will run until Autumn 2025 with places on the framework expected to be awarded towards the end of the year.
Companies intending to bid for a place on the framework should visit: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004765-2025?origin=SearchResults&p=2
In addition, NHS England will launch its ProCure24 framework with Crown Commercial Service to support the wider NHS Estates and Facilities work beyond the New Hospital Programme. We’re excited to bring this to market in 2026.
Morag Stuart, Chief Programme Officer at the New Hospital Programme, said:
“This is a significant milestone that reiterates the government’s commitment to the programme and will give industry confidence that delivery of NHP is proceeding at pace. We know that our future supply chain is eager to join us on our journey to transform the way we deliver healthcare infrastructure in the NHS.
“We recognise the need to build long-term, collaborative relationships with our supply chain to ensure that we drive improvements in productivity throughout each wave of investment, and the benefits of the programmatic approach are realised. That’s why our Hospital 2.0 Alliance approach is underpinned by values of partnership and collaboration.”
Rick Lennard, Executive Commercial Director at the New Hospital Programme, said:
“The Hospital 2.0 Alliance has been designed to provide fair and equitable commercial terms and conditions needed to unlock the supply chain’s commitment to the sector, and the investment required to create enduring capacity and capability needed to build our country’s next wave of hospitals.”
“We are confident that creating this collaborative, enterprise approach with industry will ensure NHP achieves economies of scale, reduces uncertainty, mitigates critical supply constraints created by the scale of concurrent scheme delivery, and supports wider UK economic growth.”
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 NHP 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.