| 5.5.1 | Advice should be sought from DFP's Central Procurement Directorate (CPD), or if appropriate, another designated centre of procurement excellence (CoPE), on all procurement issues. |
| 5.5.2 | Most Northern Ireland Departments have PPP advisers who will provide general advice on PPP/PFI issues. |
| 5.5.3 | Economic appraisal techniques are required to prepare PPP/PFI business cases including, for example, NPV calculations and assessment of non-monetary factors. Departmental economists can provide expert advice on these aspects. |
| 5.5.4 | Departments have often employed external advisers to assist in taking forward PPP/PFI procurements, for example to develop Shadow Bid Models and conventional procurement options. Within reasonable cost limits, this use of external advisers is acceptable when it will clearly offer value for money. This may be the case where relevant skills and experience (e.g. in financial modelling and risk assessment) are scarce in some areas of the public sector. |
| 5.5.5 | The general guidance on the use of external consultants in section 12.2 applies to the use of consultants for PPP/PFI proposals. For example, where the cost of a consultancy assignment is expected to exceed £10,000, an external consultancy business case is required before employing consultants; and a separate external consultancy business case is required for each separate consultancy assignment. |
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