This note is the fourth in a series of Technical Notes to be issued by the Treasury Taskforce providing practical guidance on key technical issues which arise from the implementation of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). Each note focuses on a specific area of the procurement process where experience has shown that project managers and other interested parties would value assistance.
Ref: UK Treasury Taskforce Technical Note 4
This Discussion Paper provides guidance on issues that need to be considered before and during the bidding process.
The intent of this bid document is to identify Bidders for supply of x MW of power for a period of 13 years. The Bidder can submit bids for any capacity within a range of 0.9 [x] MW to 1.1 [x] MW. The successful Bidders shall enter into a Power Purchase Agreement as detailed out in the Draft Power Purchase Agreement forming the part of this document.
Ref: Standard Bidding Documents for long term PPA
World Bank Standard Bid Evaluation Forms (1996)
This note aims to provide guidance on procurement of PPP contracts that are financed by the Bank by providing the interpretation of the policies.
PPPs cover all kinds of arrangements between the public and private sectors to deliver infrastructure services. When a government agency (or a state owned enterprise) seeks private participation to deliver infrastructure services, it has several options available to structure the project.
The Guide to Guidance is principally aimed at public procurement authorities considering the use of public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements.
Introduction
A public-private partnership (“PPP”) arrangement differs from conventional public procurement in several respects. In a PPP arrangement the public and private sectors collaborate to deliver public infrastructure projects – such as roads, railways, airports – which typically share the following features:
The Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) in the Cabinet Office leads on Government procurement policy. The guidance provided on this page is complementary to this and is specific to PFI/PPP arrangements.
This guidance looks at a number of aspects of project governance. The intention is not to set out a rigid template but to provide a framework for Authorities to think through the issues and how best to resolve them.
These documents provide the framework for the justification for using private finance, and this does not compensate for the economic case for the investment decision.
The Green Book sets out a framework for the appraisal and evaluation of all policies, programmes and projects.
An important dimension of evolving law and practice relates to the deployment of government taking powers in respect of public-private partnerships (PPPs). The extent to which private end-users of property should be allowed to be beneficiaries of compulsory government land acquisition has long been an issue, and national laws vary in how they define and circumscribe the potential involvement of the private sector.