Victorian Health Building Authority

What Victorian Health Building Authority does

Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA) is a Victorian Government statutory authority, operating under the Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority, that plans, designs and delivers public health infrastructure across the state of Victoria, Australia. VHBA's portfolio covers 96+ active and delivered projects across three verticals: hospitals and specialist centres (57 projects, including the $1.1 billion Peninsula University/Frankston redevelopment, $900+ million new Melton Hospital, $655 million Ballarat Base Hospital, $515.7 million Thomas Embling expansion and the recently opened Footscray Hospital), mental health facilities (23 projects, including YPARC and alcohol-and-other-drug centres), and aged care (16 projects). Beyond direct delivery, VHBA administers substantial grant programs — a $790 million Regional Health Infrastructure Fund, $800+ million Community Hospitals Program, $280+ million Ambulance Victoria Development Program, $40 million Energy Efficiency and Solar Program and the Medical Equipment and Engineering Infrastructure Replacement Programs.

VHBA's underlying technology platform is its Digital Engineering Framework, built on Building Information Modelling (BIM) and structured around Project Information Requirements (PIR), Asset Information Requirements (AIR), and a four-stream Digital Build and Data (DBD) approach (Processes and Strategy, Information Management and Data Analytics, Digital Delivery, Technology and Systems). The authority also operates a Net Zero Building Handbook aligned with Victoria's 2045 net-zero commitment, the first Universal Design Policy adopted by any Australian government authority, and an extensive library of design and technical guidelines covering electrical, HVAC, fire/hydraulics and specialist healthcare provisions.

VHBA does not generate commercial revenue. It is funded through Victorian Government budget appropriations and administers grants and capital on behalf of the State. Procurement flows through open competitive tendering (EOI/RFP/RFQ/RFT) via the Buying for Victoria Supplier Portal, closed competitive processes via the Department of Treasury and Finance's Construction Supplier Register and Professional Advisory Services State Purchasing Contract, Public Private Partnerships for eligible major projects, and direct grant programs to health services. Suppliers are engaged across health service design, architecture, engineering, construction and project management. End beneficiaries are public health services (hospitals, mental health providers, aged care operators, Ambulance Victoria) across metropolitan, regional and rural Victoria.

Name

Victorian Health Building Authority

Legal name

Victorian Health Building Authority

Website

https://vhba.vic.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Victorian Government statutory authority that plans, designs and delivers public health infrastructure across Victoria, Australia, administering a 96+ project pipeline spanning hospitals, mental health facilities and aged care, funded by State budget appropriations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Infrastructure Delivery

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Public health infrastructure
• Hospital construction
• Health facility planning
• Government infrastructure delivery
• Aged care facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne, Victoria

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Infrastructure Delivery: VHBA is a government authority that does not generate commercial revenue. It delivers health infrastructure projects funded through Victorian Government budget appropriations and works on behalf of the government to plan, design, and deliver public health facilities across Victoria.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

VHBA is a Victorian Government statutory authority that plans, designs, and delivers public health infrastructure projects across Victoria, including hospitals, mental health facilities, aged care homes, ambulance branches, and community health centres. The authority administers grant programs for medical equipment replacement, engineering infrastructure upgrades, and sustainability initiatives, and provides technical and design guidelines for health facility development.

Product overview

The Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA) is a Victorian Government authority responsible for delivering health infrastructure projects across Victoria. The organization operates a multi-service portfolio approach, combining core infrastructure delivery services (hospitals, mental health facilities, aged care, ambulance branches) with supporting programs including grant administration, technical guidelines, and digital engineering frameworks. The product ecosystem includes major hospital development programs, community health initiatives, specialized grant funding mechanisms, and comprehensive technical/ design guidance documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospitals Program
• Community Hospitals Program
• Mental Health Infrastructure
• Aged Care Facilities
• Ambulance Victoria Development Program
• Engineering Infrastructure Replacement Program
• Medical Equipment Replacement Program
• Energy Efficiency and Solar Program
• Regional Health Infrastructure Fund
• Digital Engineering Framework
• Design Guidelines
• Technical Guidelines
• Universal Design Policy

Quantifiable outcome

• $790 million Regional Health Infrastructure Fund benefiting rural and regional public health services
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Health Share VictoriasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Share Victoria manages purchasing of furniture, fittings and equipment for Victorian health services and hospitals. VHBA does not specify or procure these items directly, working in coordination with Health Share Victoria for comprehensive project delivery.
• Industry Capability Network (ICN)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerICN is an independent organisation financially supported by Australian and New Zealand state and territory governments. ICN matches businesses and contractors to relevant opportunities and projects. VHBA advertises procurement opportunities through the ICN website.
• Department of Treasury and FinancecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerManages the Construction Supplier Register which is the primary register VHBA uses for procurement of construction services and works. Suppliers must be prequalified and demonstrate necessary expertise, management systems and financial capacity.
• Buying for VictoriacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial Victorian Government procurement portal where VHBA advertises tenders, requests for proposals, quotes and tenders. Also provides guidelines on government purchasing processes and supplier requirements.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Northern Territory Health (NT Health): NT Health delivers public health services and capital infrastructure across the Northern Territory, including remote and regional facilities — a smaller-scale state-level equivalent of VHBA's health infrastructure mandate, addressing capacity and aged care across geographically dispersed communities.
• Queensland Health (Capital and Asset Services Branch): Queensland Health's capital infrastructure function plans and delivers hospital, mental health, and aged care capital works across Queensland, serving the same public-health infrastructure delivery mandate as VHBA but in a separate state.
• Tasmanian Health Service: Tasmania's health infrastructure delivery arm plans and delivers health capital works including the Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment — a smaller-scale state health infrastructure authority with comparable functional role to VHBA.
• Health Infrastructure NSW: New South Wales state-level statutory authority responsible for planning, delivering, and asset managing health capital works across NSW — a functionally identical counterpart to VHBA but operating in a different state jurisdiction rather than directly competing in Victoria.
• Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand: New Zealand's national health authority consolidates planning and delivery of health capital infrastructure across district health networks — a trans-Tasman counterpart with comparable public health infrastructure delivery mandate, albeit at national rather than state level.
• Western Australia Department of Health (Infrastructure): WA Health's infrastructure division plans and delivers major hospital redevelopments, regional health facilities, and clinical capital projects across Western Australia — comparable in mandate and capital intensity to VHBA but in a different geographic jurisdiction.
• ACT Health Directorate: ACT Health oversees public health infrastructure planning and delivery for the Australian Capital Territory, including the Canberra Hospital expansion — serving the same public-sector health capital delivery function as VHBA at smaller jurisdictional scale.
• SA Health Infrastructure: SA Health Infrastructure leads capital planning and delivery for public hospitals, mental health, and aged care facilities across South Australia, mirroring VHBA's delivery model within another Australian state.

Broad incumbents

• NHS Property Services: UK government-owned company that owns, manages, and develops NHS property estate including hospitals and health facilities — operates at national scale with broader NHS facility management remit than VHBA, but functionally delivers analogous public health infrastructure services.
• Infrastructure Ontario: Ontario Crown agency delivering public infrastructure including hospitals via alternative financing and procurement (AFP/PPP) models — broader infrastructure scope than VHBA but highly comparable in public-sector capital project delivery, PPP expertise, and lifecycle asset management.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/VHBA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@VHBA_VicGov
• Facebookfacebook.com/VHBA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vhba

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