02 / Choose with confidence
Technology options and supplier selection
Choose technology that supports your strategy, fits your building and can be sustained in everyday operation.
From strategy to delivery
Requirements
What must the selected technology do?
Options
Which suppliers can demonstrate the required behaviour?
Commitment
What are the whole-life costs and dependencies?
Technology options appraisal; Comparable whole-life cost inputs and assumptions; Demonstration or pilot brief.
- Agreed requirement
- Clear responsibility
- Reviewable evidence
Initial workshops establish priorities and provide perspective. We agree the next stages around your strategy and outcomes.
Owners, occupiers and operators selecting technology, supported by their asset, workplace and project teams.
A shortlist, pilot, tender, replacement decision or proposed platform investment.
Choose against the outcomes you need.
Connected sensors, mobile credentials, workplace applications and building platforms create possibilities for a better building experience. Your strategy and specification provide the basis for choosing the capabilities that matter.
We translate your outcomes into evaluation criteria and compare credible options on a consistent basis. We assess the experience and measurements you need, existing infrastructure, proposed connections and the support, maintenance and commercial commitments.
Understand the commitment behind the capability.
We build a clear picture of the commitment behind each option: equipment, gateways, network changes, subscriptions, configuration, supplier attendance and ongoing servicing. Whole-life comparisons use an agreed period, equivalent scope and stated assumptions.
A focused demonstration or pilot tests the questions that matter before wider investment. We define the conditions, success criteria and evidence needed to proceed, then record what was demonstrated and which questions remain for delivery.
A recommendation you can act on.
You receive a recommendation with the reasons, alternatives and conditions for proceeding. It distinguishes supplier statements from demonstrated capability and identifies questions to resolve. Any relevant commercial interest is disclosed during selection.
Your appointment
Deliverables
The work involved
- Translate outcomes into mandatory criteria and preferences
- Review product, deployment and integration evidence
- Compare installation, licences, maintenance, support and exit assumptions
- Prepare demonstration or pilot criteria
- Explain recommendations and unresolved conditions
What you receive
- Technology options appraisal
- Comparable whole-life cost inputs and assumptions
- Demonstration or pilot brief
- Supplier questions and recommendation record
The outcomes we work towards.
- A selection connected to client priorities
- Clearer visibility of implementation and operating commitments
- A reasoned basis for supplier discussions
How we review progress
- Every mandatory requirement is evidenced or marked unresolved
- Options are compared over an equivalent scope and period
- The recommendation records trade-offs and conditions for proceeding
What we need to move forward.
- Supplier access to relevant specifications and demonstrations
- Site and network information
- Client-approved comparison criteria and cost assumptions
Our contribution
We assess suitability, compare evidence and guide selection. Manufacturers and appointed specialists retain responsibility for product claims, detailed design, installation and configuration; the agreed delivery and acceptance process tests the selected solution.
Relevant framework stages: Feasibility / Design / Procurement. The appointment determines which are included.
Continue exploring
Which option fits your building?
Share your strategy, requirements and the options you are considering. We’ll define the evidence needed to choose with confidence.