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Over the past two decades, Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) have transformed the UK healthcare sector, reshaping how hospitals are designed, procured, and delivered. BDP has been a central driver of this transformation, evolving from early CAD-based workflows to fully integrated digital design ecosystems that enable manufacturing-led delivery, enhanced collaboration, and greater certainty in cost, programme, and quality.
BDP’s digital journey began with pioneering adoption of BIM Level 2 and active involvement in shaping national standards. This early leadership established the foundations for a data-driven approach to healthcare design, where information flows seamlessly across multidisciplinary teams and directly into fabrication. Over 20 years, BDP has refined a design methodology that aligns clinical requirements, digital modelling, and contractor expertise to maximise the benefits of MMC.
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool marked a step-change in the application of MMC in UK healthcare. Through early engagement with Laing O’Rourke, the project team aligned design intent with manufacturing strategy from the outset. BIM was used for precise cost planning, logistics sequencing, and direct model-to factory workflows. More than 15,000 off-site manufactured components—including pre-glazed façade panels, MEP modules, bathroom pods, lattice floors, and twin walls—were integrated into the scheme. The result was a delivery programme 20% faster than traditional methods, with improved quality, reduced waste, and safer construction.
Paul is Technical Delivery Lead at BDP, over the course of his career, he has built extensive experience delivering complex projects across higher education, retail, healthcare and leisure sectors, combining strong technical expertise with strategic leadership.
In his current role, Paul leads BDP’s Technical Delivery Group (TDG), a centralised team established to support all studios, sectors and locations in driving consistency, efficiency and risk reduction across technical delivery. Under Paul’s leadership, the TDG assesses and advises on emerging statutory requirements, including key legislation such as the Building Safety Act 2022 and Protect Duty, ensuring that BDP’s processes and outputs remain compliant and aligned with evolving regulatory expectations.
The group provides expert guidance on technical standards across England, Wales and Scotland, and develops coordinated workflows, guidance and training in key areas such as briefing, fire safety, DfMA and MMC. Paul also oversees research into materials, construction techniques and project-specific technical challenges, ensuring that design teams have access to clear, evidence-based best practice.
Over the past two decades, Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) have transformed the UK healthcare sector, reshaping how hospitals are designed, procured, and delivered. BDP has been a central driver of this transformation, evolving from early CAD-based workflows to fully integrated digital design ecosystems that enable manufacturing-led delivery, enhanced collaboration, and greater certainty in cost, programme, and quality.
BDP’s digital journey began with pioneering adoption of BIM Level 2 and active involvement in shaping national standards. This early leadership established the foundations for a data-driven approach to healthcare design, where information flows seamlessly across multidisciplinary teams and directly into fabrication. Over 20 years, BDP has refined a design methodology that aligns clinical requirements, digital modelling, and contractor expertise to maximise the benefits of MMC.
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool marked a step-change in the application of MMC in UK healthcare. Through early engagement with Laing O’Rourke, the project team aligned design intent with manufacturing strategy from the outset. BIM was used for precise cost planning, logistics sequencing, and direct model-to factory workflows. More than 15,000 off-site manufactured components—including pre-glazed façade panels, MEP modules, bathroom pods, lattice floors, and twin walls—were integrated into the scheme. The result was a delivery programme 20% faster than traditional methods, with improved quality, reduced waste, and safer construction.
Elliott is a highly accomplished Digital Delivery Director at BDP, with over a decade of experience leading complex, multiphase projects that integrate cutting-edge digital strategies and Building Information Modelling (BIM). He is a chartered Architectural Technologist and, along with a track record of delivering large-scale, award-winning projects, Elliott researches, develops and applies emerging technology to deliver the best possible product for clients. At BDP, Elliott oversees a team of Project Technology Managers in BDP studios responsible to technology adoption and deployment, and co-ordinates BIM Managers who share and implement best practice on projects. Elliott also leads BDP’s ISO19650 certification, an annual audit assessing company standards and project compliance carried out by the BSI. In turn, Elliott ensures project teams comply with project standards and specific client requirement – he has developed tools to monitor and measure digital delivery and is able to report progress to project stakeholders to ensure success. Elliott’s technical expertise spans architectural technology, generative design and Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA).
