The New Hospital Programme (NHP) has reached a pivotal milestone in delivering the largest hospital building programme in a generation – the appointment of 10 major construction partners to our Hospital 2.0 Alliance (H2A). This is a decisive step in transforming how hospitals are designed, built and operated across England.
This is more than a framework appointment. It represents a deliberate shift away from traditional, project-by-project procurement towards a long-term, collaborative delivery model designed to modernise healthcare infrastructure at scale.
A New Way of Working
Through the Hospital 2.0 Alliance, we are bringing together NHP, NHS England, NHS Trusts and Constructor Partners under a shared commercial and performance structure. By working as a true alliance, we are creating the stability and certainty needed to deliver consistently high-quality hospitals, faster and more efficiently.
Hospital 2.0 is built on standardisation and industrialised construction. By using repeatable components, optimised layouts and modern methods of construction, we can accelerate build times, improve safety and embed digital capability from the outset. Just as importantly, this approach allows us to unlock capacity in a constrained UK construction market and provide a long-term pipeline that supports sustained investment in skills, innovation and social value.
Our Alliance model is underpinned by two complementary agreements: a commercial framework that gives partners confidence to invest for the long term, and an alliance structure focused on high performance, shared learning and continuous improvement. Together, they form the delivery engine for a multi-year national programme extending into the late 2030s.
Strengthening Capacity and Capability
Following a rigorous and transparent procurement process, we have appointed the following construction partners:
- Bovis Construction (Europe) Limited
- Dragados Sociedad Anonima
- Integrated Health Projects (a consortium of Sir Robert McAlpine Limited and VINCI Building Limited)
- John Graham Construction Limited
- Kier Construction Limited
- Laing O’Rourke Delivery Limited
- Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd
- Sacyr UK Limited
- Skanska Construction UK Limited
- Willmott Dixon Construction Limited
Collectively, these organisations bring extensive healthcare construction expertise and additional market capacity. Their appointment significantly strengthens our ability to deliver across multiple waves of investment.
A Long-Term Commitment
Karin Smyth, Minister of State for Health, underscored the wider significance of the Alliance:
“This Government is making the long-term investment required to rebuild and modernise our NHS, and the Hospital 2.0 Alliance is central to that commitment. By backing a standardised approach to hospital building, we are giving the construction sector the certainty it needs to invest in skills, capacity and innovation. This is about partnering with industry to deliver better hospitals faster, while driving productivity and value for the NHS and contributing to economic growth across the country.”
Natalie Forrest, Chief Programme Officer at the New Hospital Programme, emphasised the transformational intent behind the model:
“The Hospital 2.0 Alliance is about transforming how we deliver hospitals. By working together under a true alliance model, we are creating the conditions for faster delivery, better value and consistent quality at scale. The appointment of these construction partners is critical to strengthening our capacity and capability. Together, we are building a sustainable delivery model that will support the NHS for decades to come.”
Building for the Future
Through collaboration, industrialised delivery and sustained partnership, we are establishing a modern, resilient healthcare estate for generations to come.
The appointment of our 10 construction partners marks a defining moment for the New Hospital Programme and the country. Together, we are building hospitals differently — and building them better.