Information for Responsible Bodies
As part of the Government’s response to the Review of Education Capital in July 2011, the Department for Education (DfE) has agreed that work should start without delay to collect up-to-date information on the building condition of the education estate. The Property Data Survey Programme (PDSP) has been established to enable the collection of this data.
Partnerships for Schools (PfS) has been asked by the DfE to lead on the delivery of the PDSP to survey educational establishments throughout England - around 23,000 maintained schools - in order to ensure future capital maintenance funding is targeted to meet the most urgent condition needs of the education estate.
This national programme includes Property Data Surveys (PDS) across the educational estate of England, and the procurement of an Asset Management Software (AMS) system to capture and analyse the information obtained as part of the surveys. Tribal Education Limited has been appointed by PfS to provide the AMS system and to co-ordinate the initial transfer of condition data.
It is recognised that many local authorities and other Responsible Bodies continue to maintain up-to-date and accurate building condition data. Therefore PfS is inviting local authorities to submit existing building condition data for validation and potential incorporation into the new national AMS system. See the ‘PfS letter to local authorities’ below for further information on this process.
Timescales:
- Appointment of the surveying organisations is due to be complete in February 2012.
- Additional details on the survey arrangements will be provided by PfS to Responsible Bodies during February and March 2012.
- Responsible Bodies must confirm if they are not able/do not wish to provide data by 9 February 2012.
- Those Responsible Bodies who are submitting data must do so by 17 February 2012.
- Property Data Surveys are due to commence in April 2012 and conclude by October 2013.
Important documents:
- PfS letter to local authorities – 13 January 2012
- Data Transfer Guidance (January 2012)
- Data Transfer Guidance Annex 1 Schools Types
- Compliance Criteria
- Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any questions relating to the submission of data please email