It has emerged that a major new hospital contract in Tayside will be finished by next Autumn.

One of two major Scottish health developments, the news comes just a month after leading construction company Morgan Sindall was awarded the design and build contract for the multi-million Tayside Acute Adult Mental Health scheme.

Working jointly for sister company Morgan Sindall Investments Limited and Robertson Capital Projects, on behalf of NHS Tayside and the North of Scotland Planning Group, Morgan Sindall has designed and will build new mental healthcare facilities at both Murray Royal Hospital in Perth and Stracathro Hospital in Angus.


The scheme has a total development value of £120 million.

The inpatient facilities provided will create 183 new bed spaces at Murray Royal Hospital, with an additional 52 at Stracathro Hospital.

Work at Stracathro Hospital in Angus is scheduled to complete in September 2011 and at the second site at Murray Royal Hospital in April 2013.

Morgan Sindall's Chief Executive Officer Paul Smith said last month: "This appointment recognises our expertise in the design and delivery of high-value, complex facilities, particularly PPP and PFI hospitals.

"This contract demonstrates how the combined skills of the new Morgan Sindall construction and infrastructure division, supported by Morgan Sindall Investments, enables us to provide state-of-the-art facilities. It also enhances our position as one of the leading construction groups in the health sector."

(BMcC/GK)