Consulting

Active management of separate trade contracts to ensure smooth and effective delivery. Client benefits include:

• Acceleration of the overall project programme
• Greater flexibility in design variation
• The ability to delay completion of design elements, such as retail fit-out or hotel fixtures and fittings, as they can be finished later without affecting the overall programme
• Involvement of specialist trade contractors in design and construction
• Separate contractual responsibility on each individual throughout the contract
• Creation of a less adversarial, problem-solving project culture
• Greater client control

Advice which facilitates client decision making through the assessment of costs and options. Service examples:

• Appraisal of procurement and delivery options
• Whole life-cycle costing
• Business-case preparation
• Benchmarking and risk modelling
• Change control – supporting and modelling changes in project scope
• CDM co-ordination – identifying and eliminating significant risk from design to completion

Services and advice which enable organisations to improve their performance and efficiency in the delivery of Healthcare. Service examples:

• Strategic and scenario-based planning
• Business case development and writing
• Service re-design and clinical programme planning
• Demand forecasting and resource development
• Space planning and efficient facility solution development
• Specialist project and cost management

Provides clients with systems, processes and support to achieve full visibility and reporting of progress across the entire project life cycle. Service examples:

• Programme management of multi-project activities
• Risk management process implementation, risk analysis and mitigation
• Analysis and projection of project performance

A range of strategic project management services to manage and control projects at pre-construction and delivery stages. Service examples:

• Procurement advice
• Client representation services – e.g. defining requirements, third-party negotiations
• Project audit and monitoring, progress reporting
• Management of risk

Advice on best ways to reduce carbon footprint, realise energy cost savings and meet sustainability targets. Service examples:

• Energy management and procurement strategies
• Energy monitoring and advice
• Initiatives to improve efficiency/reduce costs
• BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) assessments and advice
• Training and client support

See also the section on sustainability under Corporate Responsibility

Provision of services for operators and users of business-critical systems and facilities, ensuring continuity and operational functionality throughout.

Services include defining, developing and implementing complex new-build and refurbishment projects for organisations such as co-location hosting providers, data centre developers and hosting organisations.