A selection of our publications providing help and advice on
this topic:
A Framework for evaluating the implementation of Private
Finance Initiative projects
This current best practice model sets out six functions used to
manage complex capital investment programmes, the tasks associated
with each, what good looks like, and case studies of how
Departments are currently implementing them.
Full Report
Private Finance Recommendations Database
Reports produced by the House of Commons'
Committee of Public Accounts (the PAC) following hearings based on
our PFI and PPP investigations include nearly 1000
recommendations.
We have collected these recommendations and
the related Treasury responses into a PFI and PPP/Privatisation
Recommendations database last updated: 19/06/2009.
Managing complex capital investment programmes utilising
private finance
We have published this model to provide guidance to Departments
on HMT’s and NAO’s expectations of how they should manage their
programmes involving PPP and PFI projects.
Full report
Good Practice Briefing for PFI/PPP
April 2006
This is a special edition of NAO's Focus
series giving an overview of key themes from PFI/PPP
studies and an update on our current work. It also highlights
recommendations and good practice in this area.
Good Practice
Briefing for PFI/PPP (PDF - 667KB)
Wider lessons for public sector mergers of regulatory
authorities
July 2006
Good practice section (extracted from NAO
report The creation of Ofcom: Wider lessons
for public sector mergers of regulatory agencies (HC 1175,
2005-06, July 2006)):
Wider lessons
for public sector mergers of regulatory authorities (PDF -
143KB)
Making joint ventures work
May 2001
A good practice guide taken from Focus
magazine, issue 10 (PDF - 797KB) aimed to encourage departments
and Agencies to exploit their skills and assets commercially
through the Wider Markets Initiative which is aimed at improving
the management of public sector assets.
Making joint
ventures work (PDF - 121KB)
Monitoring investments with the private sector
November 2000
A piece of guidance taken from Focus magazine,
issue 9 which summarises the DTI’s approach to overseeing the Post
Office’s acquisition of German Parcel in January 1999.
Key success factors when entering into partnerships
December 2000
This piece of guidance demonstrating the
lessons learnt by the Radiocommunication Agency is taken from pages
8-9 of the NAO report, The
Radiocommunication Agency's joint venture with CMG (HC 21,
December 2000)
Key success
factors when entering into partnerships (PDF - 113KB)