Foreword by Andrew Meek, Assistant Director for Capital Projects and
Property – Haringey Council
Dear Head Teachers and Business Managers,
I am very pleased to introduce this brochure about our new FM Compliance SLA.
Please spend a few minutes to read about this offer and how it can help your schools in ensuring your premises are safe and compliant. I fully understand the pressures and constraints that all of our public services are under, and I believe this SLA offer will provide you with a level of service that will allow you to focus on your core business at a very competitive price.
The SLA will be headed up by a dedicated Schools Estates Manager who will be your key contact and will ensure that essential areas of building compliance listed in this brochure are delivered to the correct standard, by accredited contractors.
The contractors have all been selected following a competitive tendering process, so we can guarantee that they are fully accredited, offer a service that meets the standards required and offer excellent value.
By signing up to this SLA you will receive a high level of service that ensures your schools are safe and compliant for pupils, staff and visitors in this important area.
I look forward to working with you.
Andrew Meek
Introduction
We know how expensive and time-consuming compliance can be and that, as a duty holder, you have key responsibilities for ensuring compliance with essential premises-related legislation. We believe that this SLA can provide you with assurance that your premises are safe and compliant for pupils, staff and visitors and let you and your staff concentrate on your core business of educating Haringey’s children.
Working in the public sector, we fully understand budgetary constraints and we believe the offer is very competitively priced.
A key feature of our SLA offer is that it will give you access to a dedicated Schools Estate Manager who will be your primary point-of-contact and will ensure that the services clearly set out in the SLA are delivered to the agreed standard. All of these services will be delivered by accredited contractors who have been selected following a full competitive tendering exercise. This ensured their ability to deliver to the required standard at an extremely competitive price.
When you sign-up to this offer, Haringey Council will take over responsibility for scheduling, delivering and managing every planned
maintenance inspection required to ensure that your premises are compliant.
The FM Compliance SLA Offer.
This compliance package will deliver all inspections required to ensure that your premises are compliant with current statutory compliance
regulations. Included in the package are the following services:
- Heating & Controls
- Lightning Protection.
- Gas Safety.
- PAT Testing.
- Fire Safety
- Ventilation & Air Conditioning
- Asbestos Management.
- Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment (LOLER)
- Electrical Installations
- Mechanical Doors & Gates
- Water Safety (Legionella) Management
- Security
Key Benefits of the Service.
- Compliance with legislation and policy
- Safe environment for staff, students and building users
- Dedicated professional Schools Estates Manager who is your single point of contact for advice and support
- Accredited professional services that have all been competitively tendered to ensure optimum value
- The management and monitoring of the performance of contractors
- The review of test and inspection certificates, giving you a clear understanding of any remedial works required.
- Access to the council’s competitively-tendered supply chain of contractors for any reactive or remedial works.
- All inspections undertaken in accordance with industry best practice standards.
- Access to and training on the council’s Compliance Database.
- A closer working relationship with the council’s team of property professionals who can support and advise, if required
Service Monitoring
We will continually review the standard of service we are delivering with our dedicated Schools Estate Manager, who will liaise regularly with your nominated school contact on performance. Our quality assurance measures will include:
- Provision of dashboard that will provide status on each service you are receiving.
- Percentage of works actioned within the required timeframes.
- Review of complaints and compliments.
- Six monthly Satisfaction Survey.
- Annual formal review with your designated SLA lead.
Contract Length and Renewal.
The SLA will commence on 1st April and end on 31st March. The initial offering will be for for one year. However, we can also offer a fixed price for up to three years, if requested.
The SLA will go live from 1st Aril 2026. We will be offering it to schools in the spring of 2025, to give schools the chance sign-up ahead of time and to extricate themselves from any incumbent FM contracts.
Further Information and Next Steps
If you are interested in this SLA offering, would like to sign-up or require further information, please register your interest by clicking the add to cart button at the top of the screen (no payment required just make up a PO number) or contact the council’s FM team here at schoolscompliancesla@haringey.gov.uk.
On receipt of your expression of interest we will arrange a visit to your school to complete an initial high level non intrusive asset survey, which will allow us to provide an estimated cost. If the estimated cost is agreeable and you would like to proceed, we will then commission a full asset survey and provide you with the final SLA cost.
