We bring industrial engineering discipline to healthcare developments: hospital infrastructure, utilities, medical gases and building services, equipment evaluation and procurement, coordinated with clinical teams and specialist suppliers.
Healthcare projects combine building infrastructure, specialist medical technology and demanding procurement, and often need an engineering-led partner to coordinate them
Facility planning and infrastructure decided without technical coordination
Medical technology selection and procurement without independent evaluation
Engineering packages from multiple parties to integrate
Implementation schedules dependent on many specialists
How we help
From concept to an executable project
We provide technical, engineering and project-development expertise, and work with specialist partners where projects require expertise beyond our core engineering disciplines
Engineering coordination across disciplines and suppliers
Medical technology evaluation and equipment procurement support
Project development and implementation
Services
Scope of services
Technical support for healthcare projects, from the first brief to an operating facility
01
Facility development & briefing
Turning a clinical need into a technical brief that designers and contractors can build to
Needs analysis and functional programme
Option appraisal and site assessment
Space and adjacency planning with clinical teams
Capital cost and phasing strategy
Technical brief and design-guidance review
02
Hospital infrastructure & utilities
Reliable supply of the services a clinical environment cannot do without
Resilient power, UPS and standby generation
Medical gases, vacuum and compressed air
Potable, hot and treated water with safety management
Steam, sterilisation and process utilities
Fire safety, security and building management
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Engineering coordination
One technical voice across architects, services engineers, specialists and suppliers
Interface and design-coordination management
Design review against guidance and standards
Clash detection and risk register upkeep
Value-engineering and lifecycle-cost review
Stage gates, sign-off and handover documentation
04
Medical technology evaluation
Independent assessment of equipment and systems before it is specified or bought
Needs-based equipment planning and schedules
Technical and lifecycle-cost comparison
Installation, shielding, power and HVAC demands
Vendor and technology evaluation reports
Service, training and spares requirements
05
Procurement support
Specifications and evaluation that make bids comparable and defensible
Technical specifications and schedules
Bid documents and clarification management
Technical bid evaluation and scoring
Contract technical schedules
Factory and site acceptance testing
06
Implementation & commissioning
Moving from construction to clinical use with testing, validation and training
Construction supervision and progress review
Commissioning, validation and witness testing
Operational readiness and training plans
Snagging and defects management
Handover and operation-and-maintenance manuals
Facilities
Engineering for clinical environments
From a single operating theatre to a new acute hospital, the same discipline applies: services that never stop, designed around the people who use them.
Operating theatres & hybrid ORsUltra-clean ventilation, medical gases, resilient power and imaging integration, coordinated around clinical workflow.
Acute hospitalsEnergy centres, utilities, water safety, fire and building services engineered for 24/7 clinical operation.
Diagnostic & outpatient centresFast-track facilities with coordinated services, equipment planning and phased delivery on live sites.
Approach
How we support a healthcare project
Independent technical guidance at each stage, working alongside clinical and design teams
01
Brief
Clinical needs, capacity and constraints captured as a functional programme and a technical brief
02
Plan
Options, infrastructure strategy, equipment planning and a cost and phasing plan for the investment decision
03
Procure
Specifications, tender documents and technical evaluation, with equipment selected on lifecycle cost
04
Implement
Design coordination, supervision, testing and commissioning through to clinical handover
Outputs
Typical deliverables
Facility development brief
Infrastructure engineering packages
Technology evaluation reports
Procurement specifications
Implementation plan
Disciplines
Related expertise
Project execution & EPC supportHospital utilities coordinationTechnology evaluationProcurement support
Every scope is staffed from the same multidisciplinary team, so process, mechanical, piping, electrical, civil and control engineers work from one model and one design basis.
Compliance
Guidance and standards we work to
UK HTM · Health Technical MemorandaUK HBN · Health Building NotesHTM 02-01 · medical gas pipeline systemsHTM 03-01 · specialised ventilationHTM 04-01 · water safetyHTM 06-01 · electrical servicesEN ISO 7396-1 · medical gasesIEC 60364-7-710 · medical locationsEN 16798 · ventilation and indoor climateWHO health-facility guidanceISO 13485 · medical devices qualityNFPA 99 · healthcare facilities
The applicable national guidance is confirmed with the client at the start of every project
Experience
Typical engagements
Representative scopes drawn from the work we take on
Utilities
Hospital infrastructure review
Independent review of power, medical gases and water systems for a new facility, with recommendations on resilience and capacity
OutputReview report, risk register and design-change schedule
Equipment
Medical technology evaluation
Technical comparison of competing imaging and laboratory systems on installation demands, lifecycle cost and service support
OutputEvaluation report and procurement specification
Planning
Facility development programme
Technical brief, phasing strategy and cost range for a regional clinic expansion
OutputFunctional programme, technical brief and implementation plan
Questions
Frequently asked
Can't find your question? Send a short brief and an engineer will reply within one business day.
No. We provide technical, engineering and project-development support, briefing, infrastructure strategy, coordination, evaluation and implementation, and work with specialist architects and clinical planners where projects need them
Can you help us choose medical equipment?
Yes. We compare technologies on technical performance, installation requirements, lifecycle cost and service support, and prepare the specification and evaluation so that the purchase can be justified
Which guidance do you follow?
The guidance that applies in the client's country, for example UK HTM and HBN, EN and ISO standards, or WHO guidance, confirmed together at the start. We do not apply a single standard to every project
Can you work alongside our existing design team?
Yes. We often act as the independent technical voice between the client, the design team and suppliers, reviewing designs against the brief and coordinating interfaces
Do you support projects outside the UK?
Yes. We are UK-based and work internationally, with local partners and authorities where the project requires them
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