Preferred Bidder for New Hospital Announced
NHS Dumfries and Galloway are delighted to announce High Wood Health ( Highwood Health are a consortium, with Laing O’Rourke , who constructed the 2012 London Olympic project, as construction partner, and Serco providing estate management services. ) as the preferred bidder who will build the new district general hospital for our region. High Wood Health will start construction of the new facility in Spring 2015.
Jeff Ace, Chief Executive for NHS Dumfries and Galloway said: “This is the major milestone that we have been working towards for months now, along with two bidders who have produced the final designs for the kind of facility that we need so that our staff can deliver the best care possible for our patients.”
Dennis O’Keeffe, Project Director said: “Following an intense period of competitive dialogue and evaluation, we are pleased to announce High Wood Health as our preferred bidder. Their proposed solution is one that brings to bear a consortium of designers and contractors with considerable expertise and resources to fulfil our expectations.”