In brief
- Skanska wins £767m, five-year call-off for the New QEH scheme.
- Second-largest award by the trust since 2023; earlier £841m went to Skanska.
- Skanska holds two trust contracts worth £1.61bn in GovMarket records.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Skanska a £767 million call-off under the Hospital 2.0 Alliance to deliver the New QEH scheme for five years, according to a notice published on 28 October.
The contract, part of the New Hospital Programme, is placed through the Hospital 2.0 Alliance framework used by NHS trusts to award call-offs for programme schemes.
It is the trust's second-largest award since 2023 in GovMarket records. Skanska previously won an £841 million contract from the trust in 2026.
Skanska is the trust's top supplier, holding two contracts worth £1.61 billion in GovMarket records.
Across the public sector, Skanska has 28 contracts worth £4.19 billion since 2015 in GovMarket records. Its top buyer is James Paget University Hospitals, with two contracts worth £1.68 billion.
The contract runs from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2031.
Key facts
* 2026 so far
| Year | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | £458k | 1 |
| 2024 | £164k | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | £1.61bn | 22 |
* 2026 so far
| Year | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | £481.0m | 4 |
| 2023 | £1.1m | 1 |
| 2024 | £93k | 2 |
| 2025 | £287k | 6 |
| 2026 | £3.29bn | 9 |
Written from published notices and GovMarket contract records. Totals cover GovMarket records, which start at different dates for each source.
