NLP tillståndsundersökningsprogram

North Lanarkshire Properties (NLP) has a requirement to update its asset management register in respect of the condition of its property estate to ensure compliance with its statutory and legal obligations and to inform a multiyear investment strategy. The resulting dataset will form the foundation of NLP's future asset management, lifecycle investment, maintenance planning and portfolio optimisation activities. NLP manages a portfolio of approximately 990 assets. The current condition survey programme is anticipated to cover approximately 672 operational property assets, excluding ground lease assets and other property categories outside the scope of this procurement. Information is required on the following split: - 4 Business Centres - 28 Offices - 233 Retail - 402 Industrial - 5 Miscellaneous - 672 Total The procurement is for the appointment of suitably qualified and experienced building surveyor (a “Contractor”) to carry out condition surveys across a number of properties within the NLP portfolio. The aim of the resulting Agreement is to obtain by means of visual inspection consistent, accurate and actionable information regarding the physical condition, statutory compliance, risks, and investment needs of the defined buildings within the estate. Applying the findings to inform a data driven investment strategy to maximise portfolio value. The objectives are to: - Establish the current physical condition of each property asset defined. - Identify defects, risks, and compliance issues. - Provide an assessment of each asset’s life. - Provide prioritised maintenance actions. Year 1-5 with year 1 being the faults in most urgent need of attention. - Provide costs as a basis for estimating and to identify the level of funding required for future capital and revenue expenditure. - Provide sufficient information to allow a maintenance programme to be developed over a planned period that will support operational planning and asset management decision making - Deliver the condition survey in accordance with the following mandatory professional standards: a. RICS Building Surveying Standards & Guidance b. RICS Surveying Safely c. RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM) for cost estimation d. PFI Asset Condition Playbook (2025) – survey methodology and reporting guidance e. General Implementation Guidance (2025) for asset condition hand back surveys f. Centre of Best Practice (CoBP) specification (where applicable) The purpose of the commission is to provide portfolio-wide condition intelligence to support NLP asset management and investment decisions through Level 1 visual, non-intrusive surveys.