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NEW GLOBAL PROCUREMENT
CODE INTRODUCED FOR FMS
NEW IOSH PRESIDENT SAYS INSTITUTE IS RIGHT BEHIND ITS MEMBERS
8 NOVEMBER 2020
The critical
expertise of
RICS professionals
across corporate,
commercial and
facility management
is making a unique
contribution around
the world and
delivering solutions
to evolving challenges. As we enhance their
professionalism through common practice
standards, we are pleased to announce a new
Global Code of practice which is designed to
bring transparency and consistency to the
facility management procurement process.
Clients and service providers will benefit from
new clear guidance on the key factors that need to
be considered through the planning, procurement
and post-procurement of facility management
services, helping to uphold high professional
standards.
Designed to be applicable globally, the new
code will support public and private sector
property professionals to help clients understand
the value of facility management expertise.
This code of practice (CoP) is aimed at property
professionals involved in a facility management
(FM) procurement process either within their
territory or region, or globally. This includes
property managers, directors of estates, heads of
FM, consultants, RICS-regulated firms acting for
a landlord and FM suppliers procuring services
from subcontractors. Those managing in-house
teams delivering FM services may also find some
of the content helpful. This CoP is also aimed
at professionals who have already decided to
procure FM services, whether single sourced,
bundled or TFM/IFM services, or those who have
previously outsourced services and are engaging
in a reprocurement process.
The CoP provides guidance on the various
factors that need to be considered throughout a
procurement process, including activities and key
decisions during planning, procurement and postprocurement.
It aims to:
Help the professional choose an appropriate
procurement route and;
Consider the various factors in delivering an
e ective procurement process that results in a
successful contract with benefits for both the
client organisation and the supplier.
For RICS-regulated firms procuring FM on behalf
of a landlord, care should be taken to comply
with the current edition of the RICS professional
statement, Service charges in commercial
property.
We’re pleased to roll out the new code for
procuring facilities management services to
ensure the agreement of common practice
standards, transparency and consistency – all of
which underpin successful delivery – on a global
basis.
The code ensures there is a level playing field
and clarity on what is going to be delivered before
anyone, be it a client or a facilities provider, signs
on the dotted line. In the UK the industry has
already benefited as these guidelines have been
used for over two years - now the global facilities
management sector will be able to use this best
practice to uphold high professional standards
and deliver services that satisfy consumers.
For more details visit
www.rics.org
The new President of the Institution of
Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) said
it will be “right behind its members and the
businesses they work for” as they continue to adapt
to new ways of working. James Quinn, who is a
Senior Health and Safety Manager for international
construction contractor Multiplex, said that with the
COVID-19 pandemic causing uncertainty, businesses
are turning to safety and health professionals as they seek to protect their
people and their futures.
He said: “Organisations around the world are recovering from the COVID-19
pandemic. Some are having to deal with resurgences and localised lockdowns.
It has been a very di icult time for businesses across all sectors.
“One key focus for them is the need to ensure they keep their people safe
– managing the risks of COVID transmission and all other safety and health
risks. Safety and health professionals are front and centre of this, guiding their
businesses through these di icult times.
“Business leaders are turning to safety and health professionals to ensure
they can navigate their way through this turbulent time. They want to ensure
that they can protect their people, which, in turn, protects their business.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is unpredictable and provides us with uncertainty
over what is going to happen in the next year. But the one thing we can be
certain of is that IOSH will be right behind its members and the businesses they
work for.”
From the outset of the pandemic, IOSH has provided support for its members
around the world, to help them guide their businesses on looking a er their
people. This has included an online resource hub, full of key information
including how to reopen workplaces safely. The Institution has also run regular
webinars.
To ensure the profession supports businesses into the future, it is crucial that
it continues to recruit a high calibre of people, something he is keen to focus on
in his Presidential year.
This can be done in two ways: through people seeking a career change
moving into safety and health and through those starting their working life.
IOSH supports members new to the profession in a number of ways, including
its Future Leaders Programme, competency framework, career hub, mentoring
platform and Student Membership category. Quinn himself is an Army Veteran
of two-and-a-half decades and said the support he received from IOSH and
some of its members when he changed career was invaluable.
“The guidance I received from IOSH helped
me navigate the di icult transition into a new
career. Without that support, I wouldn’t be
speaking to you as President today, and I am
grateful for that. I am keen that people who
are starting out in the profession, whether it’s
their first career or they’ve just made a career
change, receive the same level of support as
I did.”
Paul Bagust - Global Property
Standards Director, RICS
IOSH President, James Quinn
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