CIPFA Property have recently been succesful in receiving orders from City of York Council and Isle of Anglesey County Council for the supply and installation of the AssetManager,NET Capital Accounting software.

The last quarter of 2011 saw orders come in for our Property Survey team from Flintshire Council, London Borough of Hackney, Durham Council, Cornwall Council and Rossendale Borough Council.

The last quarter of 2011 brought in orders for the Consultancy Team from Gwynedd Council, London Borough of Bexley and East Devon.

Over the last quarter CIPFA Property have been commisioned to carry out Condition Surveys for London Borough of Hackney, Canterbury City Council and West Dunbartonshire Council. In addition, CIPFA Property have been asked to provide Access Audits for Durham Council and Cardiff Council.

First public property map could save councils billions

Eric Pickles is calling on councils and other public bodies to publish asset lists that will help to identify billions of pounds of potential savings and protect frontline services.

Link to DCLG Announcement

Link to Public Finance commentary on DCLG Announcement

Link to Bob Baber Pubic Finance Blog (CIPFA Senior Advisor and a specialist advisor to the public sector on place-based asset management)

CIPFA Property - advice and assistance for public service providers on place-based asset managment

Hot Properties - 'The Government, not just local authorities, has lessons to learn on improving property management, because there lies the root of inefficient asset-management regimes at the local level', says Bob Baber

Bridgend County Borough Council has procured the IFRS compliant AssetManager.NET Capital Accounting modules from CIPFA Property.

Wiltshire County Council have commissioned CIPFA property to undertake Condition Survey Resurvey programme of 127 of their premises.

CIPFA Property and Jones Lang LaSalle have been awared the contract, following a formal tender process, for the provision of professional Asset Management Planning Services by Fife Council.

The One Public Estate conference held on the 26th May in London was well attended and very successful. Baroness Hanham, was the the keynote speaker;

‘I am particularly pleased to be able to address this conference today. I am also very grateful to CIPFA for taking the lead in arranging this event.  They have shown imagination and enthusiasm in advocating action on the management of publicly owned property and land. And have played a supportive role in the joint programme my Department has undertaken with the 11 Pathfinders, across England to shape the public estate to release resources and improve service delivery. ‘

The CIPFA Property Consultancy Team have received orders from Warrington, Sovereign, West Midlands Police Authority, South Kesteven, Argyll & Bute and Tower Hamlets during the months of April and May.

During the months of April and May, CIPFA Property have received orders for various property survey offerings from London Boroughs of Merton and Hackney, Cardiff, West Dunbartonshire and Flintshire.

The CIPFA One Public Estate Conference will give you the latest insights into managing public buildings more effectively to deliver more for less.

For more information and booking go to www.cipfaproperty.net/placebased/

The first quarter of 2011 has seen CIPFA Property receive orders for their IFRS compliant Asset Management Software from Blackburn with Darwen, Nottinghamshire Police, East Lothian, Cherwell and Spelthorne.

CIPFA Property have recently been commissioned to undertake Dilapidation Surveys on behalf of Walsall Council.

So far during 2001, CIPFA Property have been successful in the award of contracts to undertake Condition Surveys on behalf of Walsall, Flintshire, Redcar and Cleveland, Wiltshire, Durham, Cheshire Fire and Rescue and Powys Local Health Board.

During the first quarter of 2011, CIPFA Property's Consultancy team have received orders from NPS London Limited and Eastbourne Borough Council.

CIPFA Property were successful in the award of contract by Braintree District Council for IFRS Compliant AssetManager.NET software.

In November both London Borough of Havering and London Borough of Hackney commissioned CIPFA Property to undertake Condition Surveys on their behalf.

Cardiff Council have placed an order for further Access Audits of Council properties.

Denbighshire County Council have purchased the Condition Survey PDA software to compliment their AssetManager.NET system.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have purchased CIPFA Property's IFRS compliant AssetManager.NET Capital Accounting and Valuation modules.

CIPFA Property also received orders from Flintshire Council and West Dunbartonshire Council to carry out additional Fire Risk Assessments.

During October CIPFA Property received order from Wiltshire County Council and London Borough of Merton to carry out additional Condition Surveys.

Following a formal quotation process, Redcar & Cleveand Borough Council have awarded the contract to carry out Condition Surveys to four Leisure Centres to CIPFA Property.

Cardiff Council have issued an order to CIPFA Property to undertake Access Audits of 21 of their properties.

During September, CIPFA Property's Survey Team received orders to undertake Condition Surveys on behalf of Isle of Anglesey and London Borough of Hackney.

CIPFA Property's Consultancy Team have received orders from Scape System Build Limited and Cheshire East Council.

Flinthshire County Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out Condition Surveys and produce CAD drawings for 28 Primary Schools.

In August, CIPFA Property were awarded Asset Management Consultancy projects by St Albans City and District Council and London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

CIPFA Property were successsful following a recent tender process to carry out Condition Surveys and Access Audits on behalf of Durham County Council.

CIPFA Property's Consultancy and Training Team continue to be busy and have received orders in July from Cornwall Council, Ashford Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Aberdeen City and Brighton and Hove City Council.

Carmarthenshire County Council have issued an order for CIPFA Property to carry out Disabled Access Audits on various School properties.

Scarborough Borough Council have requested CIPFA Property carry out a Condition SUrvey of their Town Hall.

London Borough of Merton have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out further condition surveys on a number of their education properties.

Cornwall Council have added the Works Ordering module to their AssetManager.NET software system.

CIPFA Property have received an order to undertake an Asset Management Health Check for Breckland Council.

CIPFA Property have been appointed to produce West Lancashire Borough Council's Housing Asset Management Plan. 

In May CIPFA Property received orders from Wiltshire, Enfield and Walsall Metropolitan Council, to undertake Property Condition Surveys.

Hartlepool Borough Council have purchased the Fire Risk, Disability Access Audit and Condition Survey PDA Software.

CIPFA Property were successsful following a tender process for a contract in respect of Asset Management Research on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Flintshire County Council and West Dunbartonshire Council have requested CIPFA Property carry out Fire Risk Assessments on their behalf.

Both Colchester Borough Council and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have recently purchased CIPFA Property's IFRS compliant Capital Accouting software.

In March, Cardiff Council commissioned CIPFA Property to undertake Access Audits of five Council properties and provide audit data and executive summaries.

Bristol City Council have recently expanded their AssetManager.NET system and also bought PDA software undertaking Condition and Asbestos Surveys and Access Audits.

In February Flintshire County Council requested CIPFA Property carry out a number of Disability Access Audits on their behalf.

Slough Borough Council have requested CIPFA Property carry out Fire Risk Assessments at a number of their schools.

In February CIPFA Property received orders from Wyre Forest, Merton, Slough and Wrexham to carry out Condition Surveys on their behalf.

London Borough of Hounslow have awarded CIPFA Property a contract to supply IFRS compliant Capital Accounting Software and Support services.

East Devon District Council have placed an order with CIPFA Property for three Consultancy Projects.

CIPFA Property is very pleased to announce that following a full and thorough tender process the company has been awarded the contract to supply Dacorum Borough Council with a full Asset Management Software System.

CIPFA Property is very pleased to announce that following a full and thorough tender process the company has been awarded the contract to supply West Dunbartonshire Council with a Review of Corporate Operational Property Asset Management Planning Structure and Procedures.

CIPFA Property have been commissioned to carry out an Asset Management Health Check on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council.

A new Transport Infrastructure Assets Code aimed at supporting an asset management planning approach to the provision of financial information about local authority transport infrastructure has been

launched by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).

Work commissioned by HM Treasury and the Department for Transport led to a review of accounting, management and finance mechanisms for local authority transport infrastructure.  The Code was the final result of this and was launched following a period of consultation.

Highways are a major asset for local government and for the country as a whole and yet measuring, maintaining and accounting for them has been beset with difficulties and a lack of consistency.  The Code requires each authority to develop a single set of financial information about their assets that is robust and consistent between authorities. 

Use of the Code will facilitate reliable, evidence based asset management, more effective long term planning and give potential to deliver efficiency savings and service improvements.  It will also produce financial information that meets the requirements of Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).

Ian Carruthers, CIPFA's Policy and Technical Director said:

'This new CIPFA Code will allow local authorities to make a step change in the way that they manage their infrastructure assets. This will allow these assets to be used and maintained in a more efficient way during a period when the public finances will be under considerable pressure'

CIPFA Property have received an order to proceed with the Condition Surveys on behalf of Carmarthenshire County Council.

Tower Hamlets have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out a Property Services Review.

CIPFA Property will provide Compliance Monitoring Consultancy to the Borough Council of Wellingborough.

Argyll and Bute have issued an order for two days Consultancy to be provided by CIPFA Property in December 2009.

Following their recent tender process, West Dunbartonshire Council have awarded the Fire Risk Assessment contract to CIPFA Property.

CIPFA Property have been successful in Flintshire Council's recent tender process. They have been awarded the Contract to undertake the Council's Condition Surveys and Fire Risk Assessments.

CIPFA Property will commence an Asset Management Health Check on behalf of Arun District Council in January 2010.

Enfield Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out Condition Surveys on various Council properties.

Cheshire East Council have issued an order for CIPFA Property to carry out an Asset Management Health Check.

Cardiff County Council have placed an order with CIPFA Property to undertake Access Audits of nine Council properties.

CIPFA property have been commissioned to carry out Compliance Monitoring Consultancy at Devon County Council.

The Highland Council have awarded the Asset Management Review contract to CIPFA Property following a tender process.

Wiltshire Concil have placed an order for urgent building condition surveys and line drawings to be completed by CIPFA Property.

Cheshire East Council have commissoned CIPFA Property to provide a review of their Cheshire Farms East Estate.

Further to a recent tender process, CIPFA Property have been successfuly awarded the Condition Survey contract for Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council's education properties. 

CIPFA Property will carry out a four day Advanced Skills for Managers training programme for Aberdeen City Council begining in September with an Optional Appraisal workshop. 

The Audit Commission's recent publication on asset management 'Room for Improvement' identifies that the recession should offer opportunities as well as challenges to local authorities. This was also emphasised at the recent CIPFA Asset Management Planning network seminar.

Bournemouth Borough Council has recently taken advantage of the current economic climate by purchasing a private health club which will be converted to provide a new Council run leisure centre in North Bournemouth delivering a long-standing aspiration of the Council.

There is a case study detailing the opportunity that arose, the money saved and the additional benefits generated. It is an example of what can be achieved in the current economic climate.

For a copy of the study, please email ampnetwork@cipfa.org.uk  

London Borough of Merton have awarded CIPFA Property the contract to carry out condition surveys of some of their Primary School's

CIPFA Property has won the contract to carry out full condition surveys to West Dunbartonshire Council's education stock.

CIPFA Property have completed urgent Condition Surveys for 2 of Darlington Borough Council's schools.

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council have comissioned CIPFA Property to undertake Condition Surveys on their primary education properties.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out a review of readiness for the asset management elements of Comprehensive Area Assessment and current approaches to property performance management.  

CIPFA Property will undertake Fire Risk Assessments of two urgent sites on behalf of Leicester City Council, who have also taken on the Fire Risk Audit software module. 

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council have comissioned CIPFA Property to undertake Access Audits on some of their education properties.

This month CIPFA Property will provide Option Appraisal and Whole Life Costing training to Luton Borough Council in order to assist staff with future submissions of Option Appraisals with their bids for project capital funding.

New Unitary Authority, Cheshire West and Chester Council, have engaged CIPFA Property to provide bespoke Introduction to Asset Management training to their elected members and the senior management team.

CIPFA Property will be performing a Highways Asset Management Health Check on behalf of London Borough of Barnet.

CIPFA Property have been commissioned by Denbighshire County Council to undertake a Fire Risk Assessment at a High School.

CIPFA Property have received an order from Dorset County Council for Consultancy work.

Further to the recent tender process in respect of the Condition Surveys of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council's Education Properties, CIPFA Property have been asked to undertke the pilot ahead of the award of contract.

Durham County Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to review the asset registers of the former District Councils prior to integration into the single unitary database

Wiltshire County Council has commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out Stock Condition Surveys of the former District Council buildings together with providing CAD drawings.

Telford & Wrekin Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out Accessible Building Audits of their Corporate Stock

North Ayrshire Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out Accessible Building Audits on their Housing offices

Luton Borough Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out trainig on Option Appraisal and Whole Life Costing.

Aberdeen City Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to assist in implimenting the improvements identified from our review of their Asset Management strategy

Halton Borough Council has commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out a review of their property services

Wiltshire Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out Stock Condition Surveys as part of their rolling programme of asset managemt surveys

Carmarthenshire County Council commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out Stock Condition Surveys, Fire Risk Assessments and Accessible Building Audits to their Education stock

Derbyshire Dales District Council has Purchased the CIPFA Property PDA Sofware to carry out Stock Condition Surveys

CIPFA Property has been successful in securing work for the North East Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership to develop a Best Practice approach to Asset Management for councils and Fire and Rescue Services in the North East of England. 

Easington District Council commissioned CIPFA Property fo assist in updating their Asset Register prior to moving to Unitary Status.

Aberdeen City Council commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out an Asset Management Review

London Borough of Enfield commissioned CIPFA Propery to carryout Stock Condition Surveys of their corporate property

West Midlands Police Authority awarded the contract via competitive tender to CIPFA Property for Stock Condition Surveys of their whole estate

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue purchased the AssetManager.Net Capital Accounting Module

London Borough of Merton have purchased the CIPFA Property hand held software fto carry out stock condition surveys

Darlington Borough Council commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out a 25 year life cycle survey

Wiltshire Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out Stock Condition Surveys and Access Audits of Corporate Stock

West Dunbartonshire Council commissions CIPFA Property to carry out Fire Risk Assessments to both Educational and corporate properties.

Salford City Council commissioned CIPFA Property to carryout consultancy work in relation to access for disabled people to a number of the Authorities buildings

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out Stock Condition Surveys of Corporate Stock

Mansfield District Council commissioned CIPFA Property to carryout an Asset Management Healthcheck

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out Stock Condition Surveys of a number of their corporate properties

Conwy County Borough Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out an Accessible building audit on one of their council premises.

Development Trusts Assocation commission CIPFA Property for their Advancing Assets programme in London Borough of Southwark

London Borough of Redbridge have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out 10 year surveys stock condition surveys on their corporate stock

Cornwall Council have commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out a review of their proceedures surrounding their asset Management processes

Durham County Council have Commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out stock condition surveys on Teesdale District Council's stock prior to the Authority going unitary.

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council commissioned CIPFA Property to carryout Stock Condition Surveys of Cororate Stock

Durham County Council have Commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out stock condition surveys on Sedgefield District Council's stock prior to the Authority going unitary.

West Midlands Police Authority have purchsed the CIPFA Property PDA software for carrying out stock condition surveys.

Cornwall Council  - Chris Brain from our Asset Management Consultancy appointed as Interim Head of Property  to assis Cornwall in the transition fto Unitary Status until a suitable candidate is found for the full time post.

Darlington Borough Council commissioned CIPFA Property to carry out a Stock Condition Survey of one of its Corporate Properties