GVA Acuity

Project Overview

Acuity was appointed to provide facilities management consultancy support to the world''s largest premium brand drinks company. A facilities strategy had been developed previously with Diageo and a project team was set up to implement this strategy.

Acuity''s first task was to develop the procurement strategy for the project, analysing a number of options considering timescales, service delivery requirements and cost. A partnering approach was agreed and Acuity began managing a rigorous procurement process.

From an initial desk study review of 40 organisations, 12 were considered further, leading to the pre-qualification of 9 and the eventual tender to 5 organisations. Throughout the process, objective assessment criteria was developed and agreed with all stakeholders. Organisations were scored and assessed against these criteria. In parallel to the pre-qualification of the potential tenderers, Acuity developed the tender documentation working with in-house teams to define the required output and consistent performance measures.

Tender evaluation was undertaken by the team, which included both quantitative and qualitative analyses, interviews, client site visits. Following the completion of the tender evaluation a preferred partner was selected.

Acuity''s approach has been to work closely with Diageo to understand the business needs and to deliver a value for money solution that achieves a close cultural fit.