Unison Projects - Transforming Business & Project Performance

Unison Projects PFI Services

Unison Projects provides a range of consulting and project management services in the PFI area. Our consultants were involved in the earliest manifestations of such initiatives, including market testing, competitive tendering and early PFI.

In the Public Sector, we provide professional support at every stage of the project; from initial feasibility studies, through project structuring and procurement management right through to closing the deal and beyond into implementation. We have considerable experience in local government, defence, health, a range of other government departments and professional bodies such as the Law Society.

In the Private Sector, we advise on business planning, market entry strategies, bid strategy, bid preparation, negotiations and deal closure, all of which are underpinned by our project management experience. We are experienced in accommodation and equipment PFIs, training based PPPs and the establishment of whole life, holistic support agreements for equipment support. We offer objective advice, working collaboratively with our clients to deliver the best possible results.

Unison Projects consortium and bid management and Facilities Management experience on PFI bids has included successful bids in the following areas:

MOD
NHS
Schools
Borough and City Council outsourcing
Rail - Train Operating Franchise
Light Rail Operating Franchise

Significant Successes

Contributed services knowledge to successful schools PFI bid.

Managed and undertook all of the bid management and development of a successful hospital PFI bid for an FM provider (both Hard and Soft FM services) who was a new entrant into this challenging and safety critical environment.

Contributed bid and project management and services development for the winning bid for the relocation of the Met. Office.

Unison Projects’ Supporting PFI Contractors

Unison Projects Acting for PFI Clients

· Consortium management and bid project management to develop detailed, comprehensive solutions.

· Provision of People change programmes in PFI / TUPE

· Development of Hard Facilities Management (technical) solutions. (Estates, property, plant and equipment, logistics and materials management). Preparing Method Statements.

· Reliability Centred Maintenance and productivity improvement.

· Whole life costings, and scheduling of Major Maintenance.

· Soft Facilities Management solutions.

· Establishment of effective, integrated call centre services.

· Assessing design solutions proposed by M&E consultants to optimise life cycle costs.

· Energy Management and Project Management of M&E installations and Planning Supervisor on M&E projects.

· Commercial and financial adviser, including assisting with negotiation of concession agreement following selection of preferred bidder.

· Financial modelling, review of value for money, affordability and risk assessment and negotiations to financial close with the preferred bidder.

· Preparation of pre-qualification documents and reviewing responses.

· Preparation of output specification frameworks and payment mechanisms, together with performance standards and rectification/priority assessment.

· Preparation of technical bid evaluation methodologies (guidance and proforma) and evaluation process checks.

· Market testing and market feasibility assessments.

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