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Royal Cornwall hands Willmott Dixon £246m women and children's hospital deal

The 75-month call-off under NHS England's Hospital 2.0 alliance is the trust's only contract in GovMarket records.

In brief

  • Royal Cornwall awards Willmott Dixon £246m women and children's hospital call-off
  • 75-month term, from 9 September 2026 to 10 December 2032
  • GovMarket: trust's only contract; Willmott Dixon has £2.91bn since 2016

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded Willmott Dixon a £246 million contract for its Women and Children's Hospital for 75 months, according to a notice published on 29 October.

The call-off sits under NHS England's Hospital 2.0 Alliance Framework for the New Hospital Programme. The framework and alliance agreement enable trusts to award call-offs and standardise design and delivery across schemes.

It is the trust's only contract in GovMarket records.

Willmott Dixon has 231 public sector contracts worth £2.91 billion in GovMarket records since 2016. Its largest other contract is a £500 million deal with Scape Group in 2017.

The parties have no previous contracts together in GovMarket records.

The contract started on 9 September 2026 and ends on 10 December 2032, a 75-month term.

Key facts

Value£246.0m
BuyerRoyal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Term75 months, 9 Sep 2026 to 10 Dec 2032
CategoryConstruction
RegionUnited Kingdom
Published29 Oct 2026
Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd, value won by year

* 2026 so far

Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd, value won by year
YearValueContracts
2021£181.5m20
2022£244.0m24
2023£335.7m27
2024£268.5m26
2025£452.7m38
2026£469.7m28

Written from published notices and GovMarket contract records. Totals cover GovMarket records, which start at different dates for each source.

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