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Public private partnership
Experience in all stages of the PPP process
We have consistently been at the leading edge in the development and implementation of public private partnerships (PPP) and regularly work with public sector purchasers, with service providers who are bidding for PPP services and with financing organisations active in PPP markets. PPP brings the public and private sectors together in new ways and the range of our experience in advising on all stages of the PPP process gives us particular credibility in the market place including:
- Undertaking feasibility studies
- Risk and value for money analysis
- Public sector comparators
- Business case development
- Managing the bidding process
- Development of performance management systems
- Output specifications
- Tender evaluation
- Contract negotiation
We also provide strong expertise in assessing bidders' proposals and their impact on balance sheet treatment as well as post contract monitoring and evaluation. Having advised on over 100 PFI transactions with a value of over £10 billion we have excellent credentials for providing clients with specialist, high value added advice and assistance. Our services cover:
- Advising the public sector
- Advising bidders and their funders
- Developing the corporate PFI project finance initiative
For public sector clients
Our core services support your project team (including, where appropriate, other advisers) with:
- Deal concept and commercial marketing - to create sustainable project structures and maintain market interest
- Strategic input into the procurement process - to ensure best value through maximising competitive tension throughout the bidding process
- Bid evaluation - to improve and then sustain bid prices until contractual close
- Contract negotiation - including complex risk transfer; payment mechanism; indexation; fundamental banking conditions; termination provisions; clawbacks / provisions for windfall
For bidders
We work closely with our clients to secure bid winning tenders through:
- Structuring of project special purpose vehicles (SPV) - where appropriate, we will provide independent advice on aligning the interests and aspirations of shareholders
- Bid strategy - we combine competitive pricing techniques with effective tactics to optimise the probability of success
- Focus on high added value - our partner-led teams offer specialist technical and sectoral expertise
- Back up resources - where required, we can provide full Big 4 resources to cover peak demand
Developing the corporate PFI market
Having pioneered the structure and contractual framework of long-term property outsourcing contracts in the public sector, we are now highly active in the embryonic market for corporate PFI.