NG Bailey secure £7m Sheffield Children’s Hospital contract

Sheffield Children’s Hospital has awarded a £7m contract to NG Bailey as part of major modernisation scheme.

The national independent engineering, IT and facilities services company will now provide the mechanical and electrical (M&E) services to a flagship £40m extension at Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

NG Bailey, which is collaborating with principal contractor, Simons Group, is set to fulfil the contract on-site in August 2016, so the new facilities can welcome their first patients later that year.

As for the 100,000 young patients who receive treatment at the hospital each year, NG Bailey will utilize the expertise of its specialist offsite manufacture facility to ensure day-to-day disruption is as minimal as possible.

All the corridor modules, risers and plant room services will be built offsite, before being transported in phases to Sheffield for installation.

This strategy enables the hospital to remain fully operational throughout the redevelopment process, and will also decrease the number of site deliveries and storage requirements on a tight city centre location.

While this work is taking place, NG Bailey still want the hospital to remain fully accessible 24/7.

Andrew Morley, operations director for NG Bailey’s Engineering division, said: “This is another project where the benefits of Offsite Manufacture come to the fore.”

“These advantages do not solely centre on reducing costs and accelerating project delivery - they also act as a sustainable method of construction by reducing waste, lowering transport emissions and improving health and safety. It is a process which adds an extra dimension to our growing portfolio of NHS clients, who are turning to our Offsite Manufacture division in ever-increasing numbers.

“We are delighted to have the opportunity of contributing to a development that will transform the hospital’s facilities and take patient care into a new era for poorly children across Yorkshire.”

As well as the new facilities, the building work also consists of refurbishing existing parts of the hospital, some of which dates back as far as 1903.

The scheme is led by the construction of a three-storey wing that will become home to three existing wards. Each ward will have more single rooms with en-suite facilities enabling parents to stay with their child. There will also be a new outpatients’ department, entrance, service / delivery area, Underground car park and reception atrium - the centrepiece of which will be an eye-catching play tower running from floor to ceiling.