Our strategic asset management team works to help our customers develop property strategies that meet local aims and objectives, whilst achieving better value for money.
Our experience in the public sector means we have a wide knowledge of government policy initiatives and their impact. We understand that Councils need to demonstrate the value of property portfolios, and are also are acutely aware of the constraints that local authorities operate within. Crucially, our culture and background make us attuned to the best ways of achieving harmonious decision-making across Council departments. That means we are in a strong position to make a strategy work. Our services include:
- Forward planning of overall accommodation needs
- Workplace audits of current property use
- Synergy and compatibility assessments of different groups of building users
- Long-term property suitability reviews
- Short-term assistance with changes of circumstances such as policy reviews and audit findings
- Identification of the assets with the worst energy and carbon performance, as a guide to rationalisation proposals
- Facilities management service for office moves to implement a strategy.
Many public sector organisations hold large and diverse property portfolios that have evolved over a long period without a strategic overview. They often include inefficient buildings that are costly to maintain and struggle to provide effective delivery of modern public services. Our strategic reviews can identify the properties and locations that represent the highest cost in the short term and long term. By comparing those costs with core and non-core utilisation, we can offer options for genuinely informed decision-making.
Our specialist staff are able to draw data and expertise from across the whole of the NPS Group. They monitor best practice from industry and governmental sources, so our advice is current and puts our customers in the context of the highest-performing property assets. The robust processes of our strategic asset management service allow our local authority customers to demonstrate their efficiency to the local community. Together we can ensure that publicly-funded properties are not just a costly overhead, but are being used productively as an effective tool to deliver high-quality services.