To inform the next phase of the process, nine Critical Success Factors (selection criteria) to be used to evaluate proposals for new hospital facilities were agreed in a formal programme workshop, following feedback from clinical and subject matter experts, staff, public, patients and stakeholders.

The agreed Critical Success Factors (which would be used to evaluate the longlist and the shortlist) were:

Does the option?

• Provide patients with high-quality, next generation hospital facilities that will improve health outcomes across our population?
• Improve service delivery and provide access to cutting-edge hospital technologies and deliver the best possible quality of care?
• Meet demand needs of the health population and is it flexible and sustainable?
• Increase resource capacity and effectiveness, working collaboratively to increase integration in service delivery?
• Address health inequalities and meet the health needs of the people of Lancashire and South Cumbria now and in the future?
• Deliver value for money i.e., economic, social, and environmental?

Is the option?

• Deliverable by potential suppliers i.e, can the construction market deliver, do market participants have the capability and experience?
• Potentially affordable i.e., does it make best use of financial resources; does it provide more operationally efficient estate?