Galliford Try plc announced that its Scottish business Morrison Construction has been appointed preferred phase one contractor by hub South East Scotland on behalf of NHS Lothian for the first phase of the £41.8m redevelopment of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

Galliford Try's Facilities Management will provide ongoing hard facilities maintenance and lifecycle management.

This contract will be worth approximately £18 million over the 25 year concession period. The appointment has an anticipated completion date of 2017.

The project:

The project involves a new state-of-the-art 15,500 sqm specialist mental health facility on the west edge of the existing campus in Morningside, Edinburgh.

Phase one will deliver around 15,400 sqm state-of-the-art specialist mental health facility providing services for  the adult acute mental health inpatient service, Intensive Psychiatric Care Service (IPCU), the national brain injury unit,  older people's mental health assessment and treatment services.

The facility will provide services for the adult acute mental health inpatient service, intensive psychiatric care, national brain injury unit, mental health rehabilitation and older people's mental health assessment and treatment services.

The redevelopment is planned to be undertaken in phased stages. The redevelopment will also consider the potential for inclusion of services on other hospital sites such as Astley Ainslie Hospital.

Source: Galliford