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Living within Budgets UK Government Property Unit Update to TWN 20 September 2011. Approach. Current focus on central civil estate High-level property strategy – agreed by PEX(A): Exit the non-core (mainly leasehold) buildings – return to landlord/sublet/dispose
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Living within BudgetsUK Government Property UnitUpdate to TWN20 September 2011
Approach • Current focus on central civil estate • High-level property strategy – agreed by PEX(A): • Exit the non-core (mainly leasehold) buildings – return to landlord/sublet/dispose • Move people from the exited buildings into surplus space in the Core estate • Consolidate facilities management contracts • Improve the density, efficiency and flexibility of the retained estate • Enabler of changes in work practices • Mechanisms to deliver: • National Property Controls • Property consolidation pilots in Central London and Bristol from 2011/12 – and rolling out to other regions thereafter • Involve the private sector where it can add value beyond that achievable in the public sector • Other Government estate • 60% of the £5bn savings are expected to come from NHS and MoD mainly operational estates • GPU supporting MoDefense sales and consolidation • Lighter touch advising DHealthon NHS as required
What Has Been Achieved? • SOFTE 2010 published, articulating overall strategy, targets and progress • GPU structure established drawing on private sector expertise, OGC, and former GO network to deliver national coverage • Lease moratorium: • Since 1 June 2010, delivered £135M in annual cost reductions on central civil and over 400 exits • +£140M of asset disposal in FY 10/11 • NPCs established in Feb 2011 covering leases, acquisitions, asset disposals, FM and workplace standards • Launched London and Bristol pilots and developed pathfinder strategies • FM strategy agreed with Property and Facilities Management Board (PFMB) • Capability Improvement strategy agreed with PFMB
Stakeholder engagement FM Finance Data GPU Workstrands Policy / Strategy / Executive approval Link to ERG workstreams CONSOLIDATION London project Bristol project Regional projects National Property Controls Operational estate (MOD/NHS) Workplace transformation Benchmarking Capability improvement 4