Rationalising the Public Sector Estate

Worcestershire Capital & AssetPartnership

West Midlands Property Alliance ConferenceMonday 5 November 2012



Rationalising the public sector estate

Peter ParkesHead of Property Services

Worcestershire County Council



The public sector needs to:• Transform the way we deliver services• Transform the way people work• Protect front line services as much as

possible• Use property and land to help deliver

transformation





Which means:• Having a different property portfolio than

the one we have now. One which is:– Customer facing– Responsive to local needs– Flexible to allow changes– More sustainable and energy efficient– Affordable





Worcestershire Capital and Asset Partnership: Property Transformation built on :

• Partnership wide approach• Placing the customer first• Use assets to both facilitate and drive

service transformation• Innovation – ‘think differently’





Worcestershire CAP Partners



We have agreed:• Days of single service single occupancy

buildings have now gone!• In future our stock will be:– Multi-partner, multi-agency– Customer facing– Mix of public/private /voluntary sectors– Some will be community managed





‘One Town Approach’• Asset data and mapping• Locality based workshops• One size does not fit all – Localism • WCAP steering group• Reports to Chief Executives Group (PSEG)• Internal CC Corporate Landlord Board



Innovation – local solutionsEvesham – CommunityContact centre; wide range of services,staff integration.

Stourport – new model of ownership and service delivery, including asset transfer

Bromsgrove – Property the Catalyst for change driving regeneration.



Innovation – local solutions

Hive – Europe’s first fully integrated public and university library, customer contact centre and Historic Services

Malvern – Youth Service provided by the community, youth centre on long lease reducing revenue and releasing development sites

Pershore – Service transformation through joint working; sale of library to Town Council



Innovation – local solutions

Joint Police and Fire Stations – Bromsgrove and Redditch, generated from wider estate review and regeneration

Depots – South Worcestershire review, fewer, more sustainable depots through co-location and sharing

Upton - Under Localism agenda Town Council leading CC and Police supporting One Town approach to improve public services



Successes so far• Over 30 County wide partner projects• County Council has – released 19 buildings– Targeting 100 buildings by 2016– Raise £30m in capital receipts– £4m plus annual revenue savings

• Public sector savings X £?



Critical Success Factors• Build on existing Partnerships• Leadership • Identify benefits• Something in it for everyone• Work with the Willing• Share delivery• Resources• Service transformation and property rationalisation• One size does not fit all





A vision of the future• ‘One Town’ approach for every major town• Joint Worcestershire asset management

strategy• Explore New vehicle – JV/SPV/Trust that gives:– shared ownership with joint decisions – Joint management &FM– Single Property Service– Maximise potential of land and property



I also have a dream….• Where the public sector property professional

is the first person consulted on strategic transformation and change because services recognise we might just hold the key to them achieving true transformation.

• Oh well………I did say it was a dream!



BUT……..there has never been a more exciting, more dynamic or more important time to be working in public sector property…..This is our time - please make the most of it.

and good luck!





Rationalising the public sector estate

Peter ParkesHead of Property Services

Worcestershire County Council

Rationalising the Public Sector Estate

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