Release date: 28 January 2005
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust and Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS TrustLocation
Description
The Project comprises the design, construction, financing and operation of a new university teaching hospital, replacing the Selly Oak and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals, and mental health facilities in Birmingham to enhance the full range of acute clinical care and to develop an integrated locality model of mental health services. The principal facilities and services include acute hospital facilities, education, research and administrative facilities and University of Birmingham clinical sciences facilities for training and education, and a range of mental health facilities and services both on and off the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Medical Centre campus.
Objectives
The Project is in line with regional and national priorities for health and is a priority for the Department of Health. The Project will deliver a new University Hospital supporting a new model of patient-focused acute care and modern mental health services. It will give better access to both local and regional specialist services for populations of 440,000 in South Birmingham and up to 5 million elsewhere in the West Midlands. The Project will also contribute to the wider urban regeneration of Birmingham.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Up to GBP 300 million (EUR 432 million)
Total cost (Approximate amount)
Approximately GBP 700 million capital cost (EUR 1 010 million)
Environmental aspects
The project will significantly enhance the built environment within which staff work and patients receive care. Located in an urban area, the new buildings will substitute obsolete existing ones dedicated to the same activity. The project is subject to planning permission that includes the analysis of potential impacts on the environment of the facility. All environmental mitigating measures required by the planning authorities are to be included in the project but no particular environmental impact is foreseen.
Procurement
The project was advertised in the Official Journal in April 2002, and the preferred bidder was announced in January 2004.
Status
Signed - 8/06/2006
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).