IHP appointed to National Rehabilitation Centre

The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) Programme has appointed Integrated Health Projects (IHP) as main contractor to construct the NRC.

The NRC will be one of the early schemes to be delivered under the government’s commitment to build 40 new hospitals by 2030.  It will also be designed to be Net Zero Carbon, in line with the wider Greener NHS pledge to be the world’s first net zero national health service.

Pre-construction activity can now move forward on site which is part of the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate (SHRE) near Rempstone in Nottinghamshire.  Main construction will start subject to final agreements from Government. 

IHP, an established alliance between Vinci Construction UK and Sir Robert McAlpine, was selected following the Procure process under the P22 Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) procurement framework which provides Design and Construction Services for use by the NHS and Social Care organisations. 

Partnering is embedded in the contracting process to achieve best results, quality and value.  As part of the contract a Partnering Agreement overlay will be adopted which is a collaboration agreement between the central New Hospital Programme (NHP), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) and IHP, as well as Trusts and contractors for other early NHP schemes.  This approach is intended to create a collaborative environment across Trusts delivering the early schemes within the NHP.

The NRC is a unique and brand-new facility with the potential to transform clinical rehabilitation across the NHS in England and Wales.  Thanks to a wide National Clinical Academic Partnership of 22 Higher Education Institutions with the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University as the leads, the NRC will combine under one roof clinical rehabilitation, research, development and commercial innovation, and training and education.  The impact of the NRC for patients is anticipated to be game-changing in terms of the quality of life potentially achievable after serious injury or illness.

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust is the NRC Programme sponsor and NUH is procuring the main contractor appointment.

Miriam Duffy, NRC Programme Director, said:

“This is excellent news for all of us eager to see the benefits of the NRC realised and the facility become operational as soon as possible.  IHP is a great fit and I’m impressed not just with their technical capability but with their understanding of the uniqueness of the NRC.  We’re confident of creating a great construction partnership that will see the outstanding NRC building come to life and help us to get on with treating patients.”