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NAO-UK-report-performance of PFI in construction-2009
One of the core areas of debate around the use of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) concerns the performance of PFI construction projects, and in particular whether they deliver to the expected time, price and quality. This report considers new survey evidence on the performance of PFI contracts in 2008 and also weighs up evidence on the performance of non-PFI contracts.
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NAO-UK-financing PFI projects in the credit crisis-2010
This report examines the effects of the credit crisis on PFI projects and the Treasury’s response. Although unable to control conditions in the financial markets, the Treasury sets guidance on how departments assess value for money and approve significant projects. It therefore was responsible for coordinating the Government’s response to the financial crisis and mitigating its impact on infrastructure procurement.
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NAO-UK-report-central government's management of service contracts-2008
This report examines how well central government organisations are managing their service contracts. The report focuses on contracts for information and communications technology, facilities management and business process outsourcing, where the contract had been signed and the service was up and running.
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NAO-UK-report-Building Schools for the future programme-2009
This report focuses on the progress of the programme up to December 2008; on the delivery arrangements used by Local Authorities, including their local resources and capacity, the planning process and the benefits and costs of a LEP; and on the delivery arrangements used by the Department, PfS and PUK, including the management of the programme by PfS and the funding arrangements for PfS and BSFI.
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NAO-UK-report -the M25 motorway project-2010
This report focuses on the UK Highways Agency’s decision-making, to assess whether it has procured a value for money solution to congestion and poor journey time reliability on the M25 around London. It had a number of key decisions to make including whether to: deal with congestion through road widening or hard shoulder running; use private finance or conventional procurement; and whether to let the contract during the credit crisis.
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NAO-UK-report-allocation and management of risk in PFI defence projects-2008
This study examines whether there has been an effective allocation and management of risk in the Defence Department’s PFI projects. The findings are based on a detailed examination of eight PFI case study projects.
