Friday, March 29, 2024

Stepnell wins Kettering General Hospital project

Stepnell has won its first project through SCAPE, the public sector procurement authority. The new £1.27m scheme will see the complete construction partner undertake a variety of improvements for Kettering General Hospital (KGH) NHS Foundation Trust in Northamptonshire – starting with a waiting area and adjoining landscaped garden for breast cancer patients.

Procured through the SCAPE Regional Construction Framework, the project benefits from money raised by the Crazy Hats Appeal, which generously funded the first extension portion of the project.

Stepnell has committed to prioritise waste reduction of 0.032 tonnes per m2 and with a focus on social value, committed to building back into the region by allocating a minimum of 50% local labour and 60% local project spend within a 30 mile radius of the scheme.

Furthermore, targets have been set to ensure that a minimum 40% social economic value is added through the project. Part of the project spend will also be allocated to local social enterprises and Stepnell will be employing a minimum of one apprentice to help provide skills and employment opportunities in the area.

Adrian Barnes, regional director at Stepnell, said: “Working with Kettering General Hospital and Crazy Hats is an honour and one that continues to add to Stepnell’s expertise in the public sector.

“We relish the opportunity to work with our partners on projects that provide so many benefits to the community. We are also pleased to be demonstrating our commitment to working within the collaborative and efficient scope of working that is so important within the SCAPE framework.”

This is the third scheme that Stepnell has worked on to support the KGH NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with local cancer charity Crazy Hats.

Salam Musa, consultant onco-plastic surgeon at Kettering General Hospital, said: “The Crazy Hats Appeal has made an enormous contribution to breast care facilities at Kettering General Hospital by donating a wide variety of equipment and helping us to make our Treatment Centre more welcoming.

“This final donation will help us to further improve care for our breast cancer patients – and outside of those clinics for other patients as well – by providing the Treatment Centre with a much-improved waiting area, surrounded by a small-landscaped garden.”

Glennis Hooper, executive fundraiser at Crazy Hats, said: “On behalf of Crazy Hats, I would like to say how excited we are that the work is now underway. We are also delighted that Stepnell is the build partner due to the high quality of their work – so we are very confident that the end result will be fantastic.

“Having had breast cancer myself and having supported so many other patients, I know the feelings of dread as you sit in the waiting room, waiting to hear if you have cancer, or not. It can be a lonely space and frightening. We hope that by creating a new tranquil, spacious and light waiting room area, patients, and their loved ones, will feel more relaxed and comfortable.”

Stepnell is one of eight firms to have secured a place on the SCAPE Regional Construction Framework earlier this year, which expects to deliver up to £750m of public sector investment across the East of England and the Midlands. The project with KGH is the first milestone towards significant growth opportunities for Stepnell over the next four years.

Christian White, SCAPE framework manager at Stepnell, said: “We are proud to have been successful in winning our first SCAPE Regional Construction Framework project. Standards are extremely high, but we are always committed to delivering against stringent project requirements.

“We are looking forward to working on this and future SCAPE projects, which will continue to utilise local and national supply chains, sustainable solutions, high social value and collaboration to deliver projects that engage with the community and are both on time and on budget.”

Mark Robinson, group Chief Executive at SCAPE, said: “The NHS and healthcare system is currently facing significant challenges, and schemes like these are vital for improving facilities and care for patients. Therefore, we are delighted to be supporting Stepnell on its first SCAPE project via the Regional Construction Framework, helping to accelerate the project forward and deliver better services for the local community.”

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