Key numbers
Key numbers
Overview
Equans has been providing total facilities management services to the 1,400‑bed Queen Alexandra Hospital (QAH) in Portsmouth since 2019, under a long‑term services contract extending until 2040.
Queen Alexandra Hospital is a major acute healthcare site featuring 27 main operating theatres, a state‑of‑the‑art Pathology Laboratory, and an on‑site Combined Heat & Power (CHP) electricity generation plant. Equans continues to adapt and expand its services in line with the hospital’s evolving requirements, including supporting the delivery and completion of new modular wards and a new multi‑storey car park.
The QAH estate accommodates:
- 8,000 NHS staff on site
- 1,100 Equans staff (including a mixture of of Equans and Retention of Employment (ROEM) staff)
- 700 volunteers
- 200 military personnel
- 174,013 Gross Internal Floor Area (GIFA)
Our work
Equans delivers a full suite of non‑clinical hard and soft FM services across the hospital campus. These services are tailored to meet the operational, safety and efficiency needs of a large, complex and high‑demand healthcare environment.
Soft FM services
- Portering, R&D & post services
- Laundry management
- Security & car parking
- Domestic & housekeeping
- Patient & non‑patient catering
- Grounds maintenance
- Pest control
- Waste management (clinical & non‑hazardous)
- Helpdesk & switchboard
- Helipad firefighting response team
Hard FM services
- Estates & maintenance services
- Utilities management
- Projects (small works & variations)
- Lifecycle management
Impact
By delivering integrated Total FM services, Equans ensures that Queen Alexandra Hospital operates safely, efficiently, and in support of exceptional patient care. The adaptability of the service model enables Equans to respond to the hospital’s growth and changing needs - demonstrated through support for major new infrastructure such as modular wards and expanded parking facilities.
The combination of expert hard and soft services under a single contract structure improves operational resilience, enhances the hospital environment for patients and staff, and contributes to long‑term service continuity.
Our expertise
Equans supports businesses, communities and the public sector by mobilising its expertise to provide low-carbon energy solutions, offer cutting-edge technical and FM services and transformative regeneration across the UK & Ireland.
