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Contract Name: Blackberry Hill Hospital, Bristol
Contract Sum: Part of £65M PFI (project value of £19,380,751)
Contract Period: 72 weeks
Architect: Frederick Gibberd Architects
Client: Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

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This is the first scheme as part of the largest mental health PFI project in the UK, with a capital value of over £64 million. The Ryhurst/Rydon Team was selected as the Preferred PFI Partner in February 2003.

The £19 million medium secure facility provides:

• 80 beds, all with en-suites
• Therapy and workshop area
• Gymnasium/sports hall
• Administration centre

The site itself had no unique access and the Trust would not allow access through the existing hospital site.

Our solution was to negotiate and construct a haul road through a neighbouring piece of land to access the construction site. The project is now contained behind a 5.3m high secure perimeter fence with a single point of access.

The project also involved providing a fit-out of the fixtures, furniture and equipment. All fittings needed to be fixed with anti tamper screws, security glazing had to be 21mm thick and a staff attack prevention system needed to be installed. MMC were applied by using pre-cast concrete pods for all of the 80 en-suite bathrooms.

The scheme was completed in October 2005 on time, within budget and exceeding client quality expectations. The Project Manager on the scheme was a finalist for the 2006 Building Awards Best Project Manager/Construction Manager award.