Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) – NHS Scotland Assure; on behalf of the Scottish Government
Contact person:
Attention : Principal Architect / EuHPN coordinator
Core Services and Expertise:
In April 2026 Scottish Government created Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) bringing together NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) into a single national organisation that is designed to speed up modernisation across Scotland’s health, care, and wider public services.
NHS Scotland Assure, a directorate within PSD< provide multi-disciplinary knowledge development, assurance and evidence on healthcare facilities and assets, for and on behalf of Scottish Government’s Health Infrastructure and Sustainability Division. This includes free NHS Guidance publications, research and advisory services for NHS Scotland, on the procurement, planning, design, engineering, equipping, construction, maintenance and operation of health facilities.
Current projects:
NHS Scotland Guidance renewal and knowledge exchange: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/publications/hfs-guidance-index/
NHS Scotland Research: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/nhs-scotland-assure/research-development-and-innovation/research-portfolio/
NHS Scotland capital investment processes: www.scim.nhs.scot/
Specific areas of interest for collaboration:
Health facility guidance, knowledge exchange and research.
Healthy built environments, and their role in clinical intervention.
Strategic planning and technologies for more effective health delivery.
Safety and Sustainability of the health and care system and estate, such as balancing Infection prevention and other controls for the growth and complexity in health facility retrofits or refurbishments.
Healthy workforce planning and sustainability.
Health Estates, Department of Health Northern Ireland
Contact person:
Katherine Hanratty
Programme/Project Director
HealthEstates@health-ni.gov.uk
Core Services and Expertise:
Centre of Procurement Expertise and Centre of Specialist Expertise regarding healthcare buildings and associated technologies, including their procurement, planning, design and construction.
Facilitating the strategic capital development of the healthcare estate through long-established partnerships with key stakeholders. Providing comprehensive construction procurement service for capital projects from inception to completion. The capital portfolio has a value of approximately £2 billion.
Current projects:
New Children’s Hospital
Lisnaskea Health Centre
Strabane Health and Care Centre
Cushendall Fire Station
Specific areas of interest for collaboration:
Health facility procurement, planning, design and construction.
Sustainability of the health estate.
Towards zero carbon.
The circular economy.
Management of the healthcare estate.
Knowledge exchange in these fields.
Sykehusbygg HF
Core Services and Expertise:
Sykehusbygg contributes to the future-oriented development of hospital infrastructure in Norway through learning, innovation, and the transfer of experience and expertice.
Current projects:
Several ongoing projects all over Norway, from strategic planning, rebuilding and new hospital building.
Knowledge-development, evaluation.
Specific areas of interest for collaboration:
Health facility planning, design, construction and financing.
Development of health services and implications for buildings and infrastructure.
Sustainability of the health estate.
Emerging technologies for the conception and realisation of future-proof health facilities.
Capacity and capability of the health estate workforce.
Knowledge exchange in these fields.
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
CONTACT PERSON
Ferran Rodríguez
Director of Infrastructure & biomedical engineering
CORE SERVICES AND EXPERTISE:
The Hospital Clínic of Barcelona is a century-old, public, university hospital with a strong commitment to research. Patient care, research, and teaching are our core values and work together seamlessly within the hospital to achieve excellence.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Multiple major renovation projects at various locations
Drafting of the executive project for the construction of a new building for sanitary uses of 25,000m2
Finalizing the Functional Plan and the Space Plan of the new Barcelona HCB-UB Campus with 230,000m2 dedicated to hospital + 35,000m2 to research and 35,000m2 to university (project drafting planned for 2028-30 and construction forecasted for 2031-35)
SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST FOR COLLABORATION:
Health facility planning, design, construction and financing.
Sustainability of the health estate.
Emerging technologies for the conception and realisation of future-proof health facilities.
Capacity and capability of the health estate workforce.
Knowledge exchange in these fields.
TNO
Core Services and Expertise:
TNO is a Netherlands based research and technology organisation performing applied scientific research, innovation and research based consultancy. TNO’s healthcare infrastructure team focuses on future-proofing the healthcare built estate through research and innovation in: energy transition and sustainability; planning, configuration and portfolio management; and health-supporting design including functional design and indoor environmental quality.
Current projects:
Policy and planning information for health and care in the community
Dutch Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
Dutch Hospital Innovation Platform
Biophilic Design for Long-term Care
Climate Resilience Programme
Specific areas of interest for collaboration:
Health facility planning, design, construction and financing.
Sustainability of the health estate.
Climate resilience
Nature-based solutions and biophilic design
Pre- and post-occupancy evaluation and user-centric design
Indoor environmental quality
Regional planning and services configuration
Omega 365
Core Services and Expertise:
Omega 365 delivers integrated software solutions and advisory services that support planning, delivery, and long-term management of complex projects and assets. Within the healthcare sector, Omega 365 supports clients across the full lifecycle of health facilities, from early planning and development to construction, operation, and asset management.
Core expertise includes project and portfolio management, cost and schedule control, document and information management, risk management, and decision support. Omega 365’s solutions are designed to provide transparency, traceability, and control in highly regulated environments such as healthcare.
Current projects:
Omega 365 supports healthcare-related projects and organizations across Europe and internationally, providing systems and expertise for project governance, digital collaboration, and lifecycle information management. In Norway, this includes work supporting initiatives and organizations such as Statsbygg and Helsenorge.
(Current project details can be shared upon request.)
Specific areas of interest for collaboration:
Planning, delivery, and lifecycle management of healthcare facilities.
Digitalization and standardization of project and asset information.
Decision support for complex healthcare building projects.
Sustainability and long-term value creation in health estates.
Knowledge exchange related to governance, data quality, and digital tools in healthcare projects.
Grundfos
Contact person
Andrea Benvenuti
Head of Healthcare Vertical
abenvenuti@grundfos.com
CORE SERVICES AND EXPERTISE:
Grundfos is a global water technology company, and we are committed to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improving the quality of life for people. With an annual production of more than 15 million pump units, we are one of the world's leading pump manufacturers and in this capacity, we set the business standard in terms of innovation, efficiency, reliability and sustainability.
In the Healthcare domain Grundfos operates with it’s subsidiaries and through a network of local partners for the supply, maintenance and replacement of pumping equipment solutions within HVAC, plumbing, water treatment, waste water, fire fighting, climate protection and water re-use.
Current projects:
We strive to be present in each and every project within commercial buildings and more so in Healthcare projects. Some special references listed here with: https://www.grundfos.com/solutions/industries/healthcare?tab=Cases
SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTETEST FOR COLLABORATION:
HVAC, MEP, sanitary and water supply solutions into Healthcare context. We can bridge competencies across countries and subject matter expertise.
Energy optimisation solutions with assessments, Audits and ad-hoc maintenance/replacement options.