The Requirement
A major UK university engaged RCRProjects to provide strategic asset management support across its diverse campus estate. The estate comprised buildings from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, incorporating a wide range of mechanical and electrical systems at varying stages of their lifecycle.
Faced with budget constraints and increasing compliance demands, the client required a structured approach to maintaining critical assets, prioritising investment and extending asset life while supporting ongoing operations.
Review
The RCRProjects team reviewed the university’s maintenance arrangements, asset condition information and statutory compliance requirements. Working closely with the estates team, we assessed asset performance, lifecycle risks and maintenance expenditure to identify opportunities for improvement.
As a result, the client gained a clearer understanding of maintenance priorities and long-term investment requirements across the estate.
Advise
Based on our findings, we developed a strategic maintenance framework focused on Safe, Sustainable and Affordable estate operation. Furthermore, we provided guidance on maintenance prioritisation, lifecycle planning and compliance management to ensure available budgets were directed towards the areas of greatest need.
Support
RCRProjects worked directly with the client’s engineering teams to implement the agreed strategy. In addition, we provided ongoing technical support, project management and contractor coordination, helping the client maintain compliance, improve reliability and manage operational risk across the estate
The Solution
The university now benefits from a structured asset management approach that improves the reliability and performance of its built assets while operating within budget constraints. As a result, teaching, learning and research environments continue to be maintained safely and effectively.
RCRProjects has supported this client for more than five years and has become a trusted extension of its estates team. Today, the partnership supports annual maintenance and capital projects exceeding £1 million, delivering a Safe, Sustainable and Affordable approach to estate management.
