cambridgeshire context

• growth• diversity

• resource pressures

Cambridgeshire Context

Cambridgeshire CC PortfolioAssets supporting service delivery include:

Schools

Park & Ride SitesOffice Accommodation

Total asset value £920 million

14,000 hectare Farms Estate Libraries

Police stations

Swimming pools

Business starter units

Factory starter units

Offices

Partner Portfolios

Total asset value £275 million

PCT buildingsFire stations

Making Assets Count

We have done it before!• Several functions came

together in Sackville House.o Medical centreo Libraryo Officeso Police

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/7881BA94-C2FD-49DC-864D-7CF1EC97CDCB/0/

SackvilleHouseCaseStudy.pdf

Case study at:

Making Assets Count• What’s it all about?

o Significant savings by combining and sharing property

o Rationalising the combined estateo Maximising the investment potential

Making Assets Count

What’s happened (1)• Mapping the public realm

o Mapped all the public sector property assets on to one GIS hosted by County Council.

o Includes County, District Councils, Fire, Police, PCT and government civil estate

o Accessible via internet for partnerso Majority of sites now mappedo Published on County Council’s website

Mapping the Public Realm

A tool for partnership workingPublished version

Published version can be found at:

http://my.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ • Mapping the public realm is providing data for “Mini-MAC” projects (area based investigation of options)

Making Assets CountWhat’s happened (2)

• Suitability survey o Using a common methodologyo Hosted by County Council o Work ongoing

Making Assets CountWhat’s happened (3)

• Investigation of Public Sector Property Company (prop co) options by DTZ

• 4 month investigation:o Strategic optionso Delivery optionso Alternative models of property partnershipso Potential Benefitso Barriers and issueso Next steps

MAC Goals agreed by all partners

• Targets:o 20% rationalisationo 20% disposalso 20% revenue savingso 20-30% reduction in carbonThese are challenging targets requiring a STEP change in service delivery.

• Benefits:o More efficient estateo In the right locationso Improved service for customerso Carbon Reduction Commitment costs reducedo Required maintenance backlogs reducedo Compliance with Equality Act and Health & Safetyo Providing opportunities for development

Some Local Examples of data sets