Case Study:
Blackberry Hill Hospital
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 of part of the largest mental health PFI project in the UK, with a capital value of over £64million. The Ryhurst / Rydon team was selected as the Preferred PFI Partner in February 2003.
The Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust has a need for a range of 14 mental health facilities to be provided on different sites in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
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.
The response 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.
