Bruntwood/MSP consortium to redevelop Royal Eye Hospital site

A CONSORTIUM run by Bruntwood and Manchester Science Parks have won a tender to redevelop the former Royal Eye Hospital site on Manchester’s Oxford Road corridor into a 100,00 sq ft incubator unit.

The consortium is already believed to have been informed of its win but no announcement has yet been made as the tender award is subject to a ten-day cooling-off period. It will be responsible for managing the building, which is to undergo a £20m redevelopment set to complete by 2012.

TheBusinessDesk understands that the upgrade will transform the building into a new scientific facility which will be used by firms involved in the optical industries.

Existing Manchester Science Park resident Icon is understood to have signed a pre-let for the building, which could house a new centre of excellence in translational medicine being planned by the firm. It is expected to open by April 2012. 

The tender is expected to be confirmed by the body which has held the redevelopment contest, Corridor Manchester, next week. It declined to comment on the award. The site is owned by Central Manchester Universities NHS Trust.