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Kier longstanding healthcare expertise supports its appointment to new 12 year £37bn Hospital 2.0 Alliance (H2A) Framework

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Kier has been appointed to the Hospital 2.0 Alliance Framework, part of the New Hospital Programme (NHP), the greatest single investment programme in NHS infrastructure in recent decades.

The NHP is a joint endeavour between the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, and will deliver a new standardised, programmatic approach to designing and building new hospitals - Hospital 2.0.

Following recent Healthcare projects delivered by Kier including new clinical buildings at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital, Dyson Cancer Centre, Heatherwood Hospital and multiple NHS Blood and Transplant centres, the Group has been named as one of 10 alliance partners to deliver the 11 NHP Wave 1 schemes.

As part of the preparation for this programme, Kier has invested in a dedicated NHP leadership team, ensuring the business is fully mobilised and ready to deliver from the outset. Recent hires include Rebecca Garcia as alliance director and Bonnie Chu as alliance design director.

The new hospital schemes will start construction between 2027 and 2030 as part of the framework, with more to follow in subsequent waves.

Martin Staehr, Group managing director, Kier Construction, said:

The NHS is personal to all of us, so we're extremely proud to be continuing our collaboration on the new Hospital 2.0 Alliance. At Kier we are passionate about producing the highest-quality facilities to enable hardworking NHS teams to deliver the best possible patient care. The new Hospital 2.0 approach will help us to do just that, and we look forward to working in alliance with our partners to share best practice and innovation to ensure the NHP's vision is fully realised. Our team will draw on over three decades of experience to support this once-in-a-generation investment in the UK's healthcare infrastructure.

Minister of State for Health, Karin Smyth, said:

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 adding to the economic growth of the entire country.

Natalie Forrest, Chief Programme Officer at the New Hospital Programme, said:

This is a defining moment for the New Hospital Programme and for healthcare construction in England. The Hospital 2.0 Alliance is about more than building hospitals - it is about transforming how we deliver them. By bringing together DHSC, NHS England, Trusts, and industry partners 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 our capacity and capability, and reflects a shared commitment to collaboration, innovation and long-term investment in skills and social value. Together, we are building a sustainable model that will support the NHS for decades to come.

Kier is at the forefront of healthcare construction, having delivered 32 projects for the NHS totalling over £500m since January 2024. Alongside the delivery of new healthcare facilities, through this framework Kier will use its national scale with regional delivery to support local communities with education, training and employment opportunities.

Kier has a long-established track record in healthcare, with the experience and capability to work in any region, with local teams who know and appreciate the communities they work in. It has completed over 100 clinical services, along with over 200 healthcare projects and major investment programmes in England, Scotland and Wales.

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