PFI Services

At Airey Miller, headed by Director, Nick Meurice BSc MSc FRICS CIWFM, we have extensive experience in project management, building surveying, M&E and hard FM compliance. Alongside this, we have expertise and experience in all matters related to Private Finance Initiative (PFI) including Centre of Best Practice surveys. These skills and experience, developed over many years, enable our team to advise public sector and commercial clients at all stages of their PFI and PPP contracts including end of defects, mid-term reviews and the all-important preparation for end of concession.

Our aim is to assist single or joint clients as parties to PFI contracts to optimise these, ensuring that contractual obligations are met in terms of whole condition, FM compliance and output of building services such as ventilation, acoustics, lighting etc. Airey Miller combines this with the ability to offer asset compliance reviews and fire related services such as compartmentation and fire door surveys, fire strategy planning and PAS9980 assessments.

PFI costs form a significant proportion of public sector expenditure on health, education, MOD, and other buildings which makes this a key issue for government departments. We have extensive experience in the healthcare and education sectors in a PFI setting as well as defence, blue light, and housing sectors.

Acting for different clients, we are aware of the sensitivities when there are contractual uncertainties, and our aim is to address these to help clients reach agreed positions which in turn allow the concessions to run smoothly to their conclusion.

PFI Expiry

PFI surveys are important to public sector authorities that hold PFI assets especially towards the end of the PFI contract concession and in the 7 years approaching hand-back.  Many PFI building assets have not been fully maintained so it is essential that detailed surveys are undertaken to ensure assets are in a suitable condition for hand-back and not an expensive maintenance liability.