Smart Campus Consultants

PTS works with University Estates and Digital teams to develop Smart Campus Strategies for their masterplans and buildings. As independent consultants, we also provide digital design services on capital programmes, including smart buildings, networks/Wi-Fi, audio visual systems, collaboration technologies, Smart, IT infrastructure, Data Centres, and security. We have worked with over 110 Universities over 40 years.

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Smart Campus Experience

PTS is at the forefront of Smart Campus developments across the sector, working on the following engagements

The University of Birmingham: Smart Campus Strategy

University of Liverpool: Smart Campus Playbook and Roadmap

University of Bristol: Smart Library Design

University of York: Smart Occupancy Study

Bournemouth University: Intelligent Campus Roadmap Development

London Metropolitan University: Estates & Digital Strategy Alignment

Manchester Metropolitan University: IoT Sensor Design Guide

“PTS were engaged because they were adept at spotlighting the vital role played by Digital teams in delivering Estates innovation and enhanced user experiences. This was part of the value they brought to Liverpool, as well as highlighting the grass-roots innovation that often gets overlooked. With their support, we feel much more confident in the blueprint for how IT and Estates will work together to deliver a Smart Campus.”

Daniel Lawrence – Chief Digital Information Officer, University of Liverpool

“PTS has been able to turn our smart campus initiatives into a holistic, compelling story to support the wider business case for further investment. The visual Playbook that they have created personalises smart to Liverpool and its students and wider stakeholders, and really shines a light on what is possible with the team we have at the University.”

Phil Marsh – Director of Facilities, Residential and Commercial Services, University of Liverpool

“PTS’ experience in the Higher Education sector, combined with their understanding of both the physical estate and the digital world, brought a really useful perspective. It was invaluable to have a partner who could help us to take all of our ideas, aspirations and discussions and turn them into a clear set of objectives and a roadmap for change.  PTS’s valuable guidance and support was instrumental in our Smart Campus efforts >>. I would recommend PTS to other Higher Education Institutions looking to create an Innovation Strategy that can positively impact their Estates and Facilities Strategy and Operations.”

Matt Beveridge – Estates Innovation Manager, University of Birmingham

“It has been great to have an independent critical friend to validate our assumptions and boil down all of our conversations into a really clear vision and foundational strategy. The benefit that PTS has brought is that they’ve actually helped us to get that focus which puts us on the front foot for how we start to deliver some of these initiatives as we move forward.”

Trevor Payne – Director of Estates, University of Birmingham

Recent Client-base

PTS has worked with over 110 UK Universities in our 39-year history, including the following institutions within the last 5 years:

New University of Peterborough (now part of Anglia Ruskin University): IT/AV Strategic Brief

Birmingham City University: Wi-Fi & IT Infrastructure Design: Seacole Building

City, University of London: Development of multiple technical specifications and evaluation of tenderers

Durham University: Network Services

Goldsmiths, University of London: IT/AV Design

Imperial College London: IT Infrastructure Review of Roderic Hill Building

Kingston University: AV Design of Award-winning Town House Development

London Metropolitan University: Digitally-enabled Estates Vision Development

Newcastle University: Network Strategy & Design

Oxford Brookes University: Digital Transformation Programme Planning

Queen Margaret University: IT Infrastructure Strategy

Royal Veterinary College: AV Design for Hawkshead Campus Development and Unified Communications Strategy

The Open University: Access Management Framework Development

The University of Cambridge: Data Centre and IT Infrastructure Review

The University of Cumbria: Cloud Migration Assurance

The University of Edinburgh: Network Design, Procurement & Implementation

The University of Glasgow: Network Strategy, Design & Procurement

The University of Sheffield: Network Strategy & Design

The University of Southampton: Infrastructure Standards Review

The University of Suffolk: IT & AV Design

University College London: Identity & Access Management Strategy

University of the Arts, London: IT Design for new London College of Communication