Head Office Relocation:
A Project Security Assurance Case Study

At a Glance

Challenges

  • High‑profile client with elevated threat considerations.
  • Strict regulatory expectations.
  • Multi‑occupancy building with shared infrastructure.
  • Complex multi‑stakeholder environment.
  • Balancing cost, practicality, and compliance.

Benefits

  • Delivered a secure, compliant head office environment.
  • Complete end‑to‑end security design from concept to completion.
  • Strengthened protection of Sensitive Information.
  • Achieved measurable cost savings through proportionate design.
  • Supported accelerated project timelines
  • Enhanced organisational resilience.

Introduction

A high‑profile client embarked on a major organisational transformation, relocating their head office from Buckinghamshire to a new, modern workspace in central London. The new premises were delivered as an empty shell within a multi‑occupancy building, requiring a complete end‑to‑end design and build of all security‑related infrastructure. Given
the sensitive nature of the client’s work and the regulatory requirements governing the protection of Sensitive Information, the relocation required a comprehensive, forward‑thinking security approach. Ubique Risk Management was appointed to provide dedicated security assurance throughout the project as an “intelligent customer”, ensuring the new headquarters delivered a safe, secure, and compliant environment for staff, assets, and information.

Objective

The objective was to deliver expert security consultancy and assurance to support the client’s relocation from initial planning through to occupation. Ubique’s role was to ensure that all threats, risks, and vulnerabilities associated with the new London location were fully understood, appropriately mitigated, and designed out wherever possible.

Our security consultant was tasked with ensuring that all advice and support provided to the project team was:

  • Innovative, consultative, and holistic.
  • Cost‑effective and aligned with the client’s operational vision. Fully compliant with regulatory expectations for the protection of Sensitive Information.
  • Delivered in accordance with the JASPAR principles — Justifiable, Achievable, Sustainable, Practical, Affordable, and Reasonable. 
 

This approach ensured that every security decision was proportionate, defensible, and aligned with both business and regulatory needs.

Solution

Ubique oversaw the entire security design concept from start to finish. Our SME led the development of a complete security architecture from initial concept design through to detailed layouts, installation oversight, and final assurance. This included integrating state‑of‑the‑art security systems and technologies to ensure the environment was resilient, efficient, and future‑proof.

Our SME ensured all relevant stakeholders, including senior leadership, design consultants, contractors, and operational teams, were informed of appropriate security solutions and understood their responsibilities under both business policy and regulatory standards.

Outcome

By maintaining a collaborative, business‑focused approach, Ubique ensured the project team remained informed, confident, and supported in all security‑related decisions. The result was a secure, resilient, and future‑ready head office environment that met both operational and regulatory expectations.

“”Ubique played a critical role in the success of our head office relocation. Their ability to translate complex security requirements into practical, cost‑effective solutions was
exceptional. We couldn’t have achieved this outcome without them. We trusted them to oversee the entire security design for our new London headquarters, and they delivered
flawlessly. Their guidance, innovation, professionalism, technical insight, and commitment to our needs were outstanding throughout.”


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