27 March 2012
Three infrastructure, construction and built assets consultancies -
Capita Symonds, Davis Langdon an AECOM company and EC Harris - have
been named as the firms to carry out Property Data Surveys (PDS) as
part of the Property Data Survey Programme (PDSP).
Capita Symonds, Davis Langdon an AECOM
company and EC Harris will between them survey up to 23,000
educational establishments across the country. The new programme
will procure centrally the collection of high level condition data
of the education estate.
Following the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
(PQQ) round, 10 bidders progressed to the Tender stage. After a
rigorous selection process the nine available lots were awarded to
Capita Symonds, Davis Langdon an AECOM company and EC Harris in the
relevant regions (below), who demonstrated the most economically
advantageous tenders.
The firms have been appointed to carry out the
Property Data Surveys in each of the following regions:
- North West: Davis Langdon an AECOM
company
- North East: Capita Symonds
- Yorkshire & the Humber: Capita
Symonds
- West Midlands: Davis Langdon an
AECOM company
- East Midlands: Davis Langdon an
AECOM company
- East of England: EC Harris
- South West: Capita Symonds
- South East: EC Harris
- London: EC Harris
Anthony Walker, Deputy Director, Technical and
Property at Partnerships for Schools (PfS), the Government’s
delivery agency for capital investment in schools which is leading
on the delivery of the programme, said: "We are looking forward to
working with Capita Symonds, Davis Langdon an AECOM company and EC
Harris to survey England’s entire education estate for the first
time. The work of these firms will span across all local
authorities and schools, eliminating the potential for regional
variations in the data collected.
"We are delighted by the market response to
both the procurements associated with delivering this programme. We
are sure that Capita Symonds, Davis Langdon an AECOM company, EC
Harris, the AMS software provider Tribal and their supply chains
will effectively fulfil the brief on time and to budget.”
Simon Jones, Survey Programme Director at
Capita Symonds, said: “Capita Symonds is pleased to be supporting
the Government on its survey programme, continuing our excellent
working relationship with the team at PfS. We are especially
pleased to be working with schools in the North East, Yorkshire and
the South West, building on our existing relationships and
knowledge of the schools estate in these areas.”
Gordon Stirling, National Director for
Building Surveying at Davis Langdon an AECOM company, said: “We
believe that the quality of the school environment has a major
impact on pupils and staff, so see this is a critical exercise to
ensure that the condition of school buildings across England
provide the best possible learning environments for the future.
This survey programme will provide the foundations for a robust
national school investment strategy.”
Simon Lucas, Head of Education at EC Harris,
said: “The Property Data Survey Programme is a key component of
Government policy and we are proud to be one of three companies
selected to help make the best possible schools capital investment
decisions, especially in this time of continuing financial
austerity. We are now looking forward to moving into the delivery
stage, using our expertise and national coverage to ensure the
rapid roll out of this programme.”
The Property Data Survey Programme has been
established by the Department for Education (DfE) to obtain a clear
picture on the high-level condition issues on schools across the
country. The data collected will be used to provide evidence
of the current condition of schools that will be considered as part
of future maintenance allocations.