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NEW £15M SCHOOL BUILDING OPENS ITS DOORS, THANKS TO SCAPE
A new £15 million school building for up to 1,000 pupils has been built in just over a year, thanks to construction procurement specialists Scape.
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cape specialises in design, procurement and consultation for public sector construction programmes. It is a local authority controlled company with national frameworks which guarantee every project will be delivered on time and within budget for its clients.
Scape has worked with its national framework partner Willmott Dixon to build the new £15 million Notre Dame Catholic College in liverpool. it is the first school to benefit from a £169 million investment programme which follows the scrapping of Wave Six of Liverpool’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project. Alan Coole, business development director at Scape, said: “The new college building provides a teaching and learning environment to be proud of. “The project has been delivered at an amazing speed – taking just over a year from start to finish.
“By using Scape the lengthy procurement process has already been undertaken on a client’s behalf so work can start immediately. “many public sector construction projects are completed late and exceed their allocated costs but Scape guarantees projects will be delivered on time and within budget,” Alan added. As part of the project, the majority of sub-contractor spending has been with local companies to ensure they benefit from the scheme and there is a boost for the local economy.
Anthony Dillon, managing director for Willmott Dixon in the North West, said: “I’m really pleased that 60% of our budget was spent with Liverpool- based companies. “To further underline how this project supported local jobs, 230 of the 409 people who worked to build Notre Dame lived within 10 miles, another huge boost to the city’s economy.” The new school has an innovative design to maximise light and energy efficiency. It has the very latest technology including a hi-tech computer system with a large computer touch screen and key pad for each pupil enabling them to actively participate in lessons and answer questions. Frances Harrison, head teacher at Notre Dame Catholic College,
said: “We’re all thrilled with our new school. Everyone who has been inside has been absolutely bowled over by how light, airy and spacious it is. It is such an improvement over the previous building and will make a massive difference to the education we provide to our pupils.”
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90% OF FACILITIES MANAGERS CALL FOR NEW IDEAS The latest Facilities
management market Survey commissioned by Interserve and undertaken by Sheffield Hallam University in conjunction with i-Fm, has revealed a shift from a pure cost and service level focus to a stronger emphasis on successful buyer-partner relationships, with 90% of respondents requesting new ideas to be offered by their suppliers during the preparation and management of outsourced contracts. At the same time, there is a discrepancy between what buyers want in terms of contract innovation and how this is being measured. 68% of those engaged in innovation link it to their strategic objectives and 86% rank it as important (the
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second highest ranking) when evaluating tenders or bids, but only 24% actually list it as a requirement in their contracts. The study, now in its third
year, surveyed 227 private and public sector buyers and providers from across the UK and found that the objectives for outsourcing remain similar to 2012, with financial savings (72%), access to better technical expertise (64%), transfer of risk (59%), access to best practice (56.5%) and reduction of in-house staff (56%) all scoring highly. However, while results from 2012 show that reducing costs was more important than quality, this year’s report predicts that value for money will come from a greater emphasis on innovation, service quality and customer satisfaction. The report also rates
longer-term contracts (more Public sector sustainability • Volume 3 issue 9
than three years) as more preferable in the majority (91%) of cases in helping organisations achieve their objectives. Communication (76%) and working together as a team (76%) were ranked as the top areas for joint buyer and supplier improvement. Commenting on the
findings, bruce melizan, Executive Director at Interserve said: “Previous surveys concluded that the industry has been focused on taking out cost, but this year there has been a subtle shift towards finding ways of delivering services differently. Although some customers are still unwilling to rank issues like innovation at the top of their priority list when outsourcing, it is increasingly seen as a vital part of service delivery. “The other significant trend in this year’s research is the
value placed on building longer term contracts. in 91% of cases these are seen to provide more benefits than shorter term contracts in building relationships. “At Interserve, we believe the right approach is about structuring a partnership based on the client’s strategic outcomes rather than focusing on the quicker and easier cost-cutting measures. “Overall the industry needs to work closer with its clients to develop beneficial relationships that deliver added value, enable the right improvements to be made and contribute to the long-term success of the client’s business.” The survey also revealed that: • 16% increase in those outsourcing over 76% of their estate since 2012. In-house and
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