The education sector is changing fast. Capital funding for the much-needed renewal of the UK school estate is in limbo, higher education is grappling with reduced government funding and the support services traditionally provided by local authorities are often disappearing.
But forward thinking, innovative headteachers and principals are spearheading new ways of doing things, and creative service providers are developing funding and delivery solutions that meet the needs of a changing education sector.
SGP has been working in the education sector since 2004 and has developed a range of flexible support services that provide schools, colleges and universities with the exact services they require.
Whether one off advisory services, or day-to-day service management, our approach helps you make the right choices for your establishment , and our independence, experience and expertise guarantees results.
Buying or delivering services for an individual school or college is often not the best way to get value for money. One of the areas we review is how local schools and colleges can collaborate on service delivery to maximise efficiencies and improve the services received.
By reviewing your current services, specifying and procuring appropriate services, or managing contractors and on-site teams we ensure that you get the most out of every pound you spend.
Schools
Whether a traditional state school, an academy, a free school or an independent, expert and impartial advice in property and support services can deliver significant cost savings.
SGP brings to schools its expertise and reputation for the delivery of high quality, innovative support services, working alongside you to ensure you get quality and value for money.
We are committed to supporting the learning environment and want to make sure that you are getting the most from your budget. Every school is different, therefore requires different support, but the services we offer have been designed to allow you to select the services most appropriate for you.
Overall our customers rely on our services to provide independent advice and processes that they can rely on to deliver reliability and value.
There is no hard-sell, we encourage a conversation; and if there is something that we can do to help, great.
Support Services Healthcheck
- Independent service performance and cost audit
- Benchmarking and sector comparison
- Management recommendations and advice on alternative service provision
Procurement Services
- Developing your requirements and specifying services
- Selecting and managing appropriate procurement route
- Drawing up tender documents
- Cost modelling and supplier evaluation
- Negotiation and appointment
Contract Management Services
- New supplier take on
- SLA, KPI and quality auditing
- Supplier performance management
Property/Building Support Services
- Asset register compilation
- 5 year maintenance and capital cost planning
- Statutory and planned maintenance scheduling
- Energy management and procurement
Universities and Colleges
Further and higher education establishments are facing a number of issues surrounding the provision of property estates, facilities management and building services. Government and local authority funding is being reduced which puts a squeeze on budgets, forcing efficiency savings to be made.
The range of services we provide can assist on-site teams in managing services and costs more effectively. If you have an in-house team, outsourcing services often sees savings in the region of 25% realised. If you are looking to outsource, the expertise of our procurement team may well be useful or if you have already outsourced, an independent review of services and suppliers may uncover additional areas that could realise further savings.
Yes, you can outsource a range of services to us, but SGP is not all about outsourcing large single or multi-site contracts. Our expertise delivers benefits to customers in all guises, facing all sorts of challenges.