Hospital seeks contractor for final part of RAAC failsafe work
Summary
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a contractor for the final phase of its RAAC failsafe programme, with around 18 months remaining on a seven-year effort to make the estate safe. The works, valued at about £6.5m, will involve roof re-covering and additional steel and timber supports rather than removal of the RAAC itself, while a replacement hospital remains part of the national New Hospital Programme.
Why it matters
RAAC remains a significant building-safety issue across the public estate, and this case illustrates the type of remedial and temporary support measures being used where full replacement is not yet possible. Surveyors may encounter similar risk-management, inspection and specification challenges on occupied buildings with RAAC elements.
Key points
- The hospital is procuring the last phase of its RAAC failsafe works.
- Around 8,598 support props have already been installed across 56 areas.
- The main hospital building is reported to have RAAC planks in 79% of its roof and walls.
- The contract is for about £6.5m of roof re-covering works and services, starting in November.
- A replacement building is planned under the New Hospital Programme, but the construction timetable is still uncertain.
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