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PFI Terms


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Alphabetical list of PFI terms
PFI TermSuggested Keyword
A Acceptance Testing Service commissioning
Acceptance Trials Service commissioning
Advisers Advisers
Conflicts of interest
Guidance
Project team
Advisers' Charges Advisers
Benchmark
Procurement budget
Advisers' Costs Advisers
Benchmark
Procurement budget
Advisers' Fees Advisers
Benchmark
Procurement budget
Advisers, Appointment of Advisers
Advisers, Existing Advisers
Advisors Advisers
Affordability Affordability
Contract duration
Fallback
Project scope
Alternative Bids Contract price
Risk assessment
Risk transfer
Variant bids
Variations
Alternative Project Benefits
Fallback
Public sector comparator
Should-cost model
Ambiguity, Contractual (SEE Contract Ambiguity) Contract specification
Asset Condition Asset condition
Bid costs
Contract re-letting
Due diligence
Incentives
Legacy liabilities
Risk transfer
Service quality
Asset Refreshment Benchmark
Obsolescence
Asset Transfer Asset transfer
Up-front capital payments
Asset Transfer, Scope of Asset transfer
Asset Transfer, Security for Asset transfer
Up-front capital payments
Assets Asset condition
Asset transfer
Contract specification
Assets, Alternative uses of Asset transfer
Balance sheet treatment
Compensation payments
Contract termination
Assets, Value of Asset transfer
Up-front capital payments
Audit Project reviews
Audit, C&AG's access Contract specification
Project reviews
Standard contract terms
B Balance Sheet Treatment Asset transfer
Balance sheet treatment
Project objectives
Project selection
Bargaining Position, Post Contract Award Bargaining power
Monopoly
Negotiations
Bargaining Position, Pre Contract Award Bargaining power
Competitive tension
Fallback
Single bidder
Bargaining Power Bargaining power
Competitive tension
Fallback
Monopoly
Negotiations
Project team
Single bidder
Variations
Baseline, Pre-deal status Benchmark
Benefits
Pre-deal status
Project objectives
Benchmark (Advisers) Advisers
Benchmark
Benchmark (Bid Prices) Advisers
Competitive tension
Contract price
Should-cost model
Single bidder
Benchmark (Contract Changes) Advisers
Intelligent customer
Negotiations
Variations
Benchmark (Finance costs) Advisers
Finance competitions
Benchmark (Procurement Route) Advisers
Public sector comparator
Benchmark (Services) Advisers
Asset condition
Benchmark
Capital costs
Contract specification
Intelligent customer
Obsolescence
Operating costs
Service quality
Benefit Sharing (Contractor's Excessive Profits) Clawback
Partnering
Profit sharing
Windfall gains
Benefits Benefits
Business strategy
Pre-deal status
Project objectives
Public sector efficiency
Benefits, Indirect Benefits
Benefits, Non-financial Benefits
Benefits, Operational (Public Sector) Benefits
Benefits, Unquantifiable Benefits
Bid Costs Bid costs
Competitive tension
Market interest
Bid Costs, Reimbursement of Bid costs
Competitive tension
Market interest
Bid Evaluation Bid evaluation
Bidder's financial model
Project reviews
Risk transfer
Sensitivity analysis
Variant bids
Bid, Clarity of Bid evaluation
Variant bids
Bid, Financial Comparison Benchmark
Bid evaluation
Bidder's financial model
Public sector comparator
Should-cost model
Bidder Interest Market interest
Bidder Qualification Bidder qualification
Competitive tension
Market interest
Procurement regulations
Bidder Selection Bid evaluation
Bidder's Financial Model Bid evaluation
Bidder's financial model
Discounted cash flows
Sensitivity analysis
Should-cost model
Bidder, Preferred Deal creep
Negotiations
Bidder, Single (SEE Single Bidder) Single bidder
Bidders, Common Assumptions Bid evaluation
Contract specification
Bidders, Common Understanding Bid evaluation
Contract specification
Bidders, Financial Guarantees from Bid costs
Bidder qualification
Bidders, Pooled Resources Bid costs
Bidders, Pre-qualification Bidder qualification
Bidding Consortium Bidder qualification
Parent Company
Bidding Requirements Competitive tension
Market interest
Bidding Rounds Bid costs
Bid evaluation
Bidding Stages Bid costs
Bid evaluation
Bids, Conditional on Financial Close Contingency plan
Due diligence
Financial close
Residual liabilities
Bids, Robustness of Bid evaluation
Sensitivity analysis
Budget Holders, Public Sector Contract management
Intelligent customer
User participation
Budgets, Procurement Procurement budget
Building (Construction) Contingency plan
Contract price
Design
Intelligent customer
Residual liabilities
Risk transfer
Service availability
Service delays
Business Assumptions Business strategy
Project objectives
Business Case Demand forecast
Discounted cash flows
Project objectives
Project reviews
Project scope
Project selection
Residual liabilities
Business Critical Services, Public Sector Business strategy
Contingency plan
Residual liabilities
User safeguards
Business Improvements, Public Sector Benefits
Business strategy
Project objectives
Business Needs, Public Sector Business strategy
Demand forecast
Project objectives
Residual liabilities
Business Plans, Public Sector Affordability
Benefits
Business strategy
Project objectives
Project scope
Business Process Re-engineering Benefits
Business strategy
Business Requirements, Changes in Public Sector Demand forecast
Flexibility in supply
Legislative change
Policy implementation
Variations
Business Requirements, Public Sector Benefits
Business strategy
Contract specification
Project objectives
Business Risks, Public Sector Contingency plan
Residual liabilities
User safeguards
Business Strategy Benefits
Business strategy
Demand forecast
Project objectives
Business Volume Demand forecast
Sensitivity analysis
Service demand
Buying Power Bargaining power
C Capacity Constraints (Supply) Demand forecast
Flexibility in supply
Service demand
Capital Costs Benchmark
Capital costs
Compensation payments
Contract termination
Design
Discounted cash flows
Due diligence
Flexibility in supply
Operating costs
Public sector comparator
Risk transfer
Should-cost model
Capital Expenditure Capital costs
Risk transfer
Capital Structure (Contractor) Finance arrangements
Rate of return
Risk capital
Cash Flows Discounted cash flows
Open book accounting
Public sector comparator
Rate of return
Sensitivity analysis
Should-cost model
Central Procurement of Advisers Advisers
Bargaining power
Government
Change to Contract Contract restructuring
Intelligent customer
Monopoly
Negotiations
Variations
Change to Services Flexibility in supply
Intelligent customer
Monopoly
Negotiations
Variations
Clawback Asset transfer
Clawback
Contract price
Profit sharing
Rate of return
Windfall gains
Comparative performance Benchmark
Performance measurement
Compensation Events Compensation payments
Contract specification
Risk transfer
Compensation Payments to Contractor Capital costs
Compensation payments
Contract termination
Finance arrangements
Rate of return
Risk transfer
Compensation Payments to Public Sector Damages
Payment deductions
Payment mechanism
Service availability
Service delays
Service quality
User safeguards
Competition, Advisers Advisers
Competition, Procurement Competitive tension
Competitive Procurement Competitive tension
Competitive Tension Bid costs
Bid evaluation
Bidder qualification
Competitive tension
Market interest
Project complexity
Project scope
Condition Surveys (Existing Assets) Asset condition
Bid costs
Risk transfer
Conditionality, Contract (SEE Contract Conditionality) Contract specification
Conflicts of Interest Advisers
Bid evaluation
Bidder qualification
Incentives
Sub-contractors
Consortium (Contractor) Bargaining power
Conflicts of interest
Contract specification
Contractor's expertise
Contractor's resources
Incentives
Parent Company
Partnering
Rate of return
Risk capital
Risk transfer
Sub-contractors
Consortium, Shareholders as contractors to Due diligence
Incentives
Parent Company
Rate of return
Sub-contractors
Consortium, Shareholders as suppliers to Due diligence
Incentives
Parent Company
Rate of return
Sub-contractors
Constraints, Output Requirements Contract specification
Flexibility in supply
Innovation
Project reviews
Construction Contingency plan
Contract price
Design
Intelligent customer
Residual liabilities
Risk transfer
Service availability
Service delays
Construction Phase Contingency plan
Incentives
Intelligent customer
Payment mechanism
Risk transfer
Service availability
Service delays
Construction, Progress Monitoring of Contract management
Intelligent customer
Residual liabilities
Risk management
Risk transfer
Construction, Sub-contractor Intelligent customer
Parent Company
Rate of return
Sub-contractors
Construction, Timetable Contingency plan
Early delivery of services
Incentives
Payment mechanism
Residual liabilities
Risk transfer
Service availability
Service commissioning
Service delays
User safeguards
Consultation, Contractor/Public Sector Client Bargaining power
Contract management
Monopoly
Negotiations
Partnering
Variations
Contestability Benchmark
Benefits
Intelligent customer
Market testing
Public sector efficiency
Service quality
Should-cost model
Single bidder
Staff transfer
Trade sales
Contingency Plan, Authority Contingency plan
Contract termination
Operational difficulties
Residual liabilities
Service availability
Service delays
User safeguards
Contract Ambiguity Bid evaluation
Contract management
Contract price
Contract specification
Contract standardisation
Design
Incentives
Intelligent customer
Negotiations
Open book accounting
Partnering
Risk transfer
Service quality
Standard contract terms
Variations
Contract Changes Contract restructuring
Intelligent customer
Negotiations
Variations
Contract Clarity (SEE Contract Ambiguity) Contract specification
Contract Conditionality Bid evaluation
Contract management
Contract price
Contract specification
Contract standardisation
Intelligent customer
Negotiations
Risk transfer
Standard contract terms
Contract Duration Affordability
Contract duration
Demand forecast
Flexibility in supply
Obsolescence
Contract Extension Contract duration
Negotiations
Procurement regulations
Contract Management Contract management
Intelligent customer
Partnering
Risk management
Contract management, Best practice (SEE Contract management) Contract management
Contract Obligations Contract specification
Contract Obligations, Unduly Onerous Bargaining power
Intelligent customer
Performance measurement
Variations
Contract Period Affordability
Contract duration
Demand forecast
Flexibility in supply
Obsolescence
Performance measurement
Contract Price Affordability
Asset condition
Benchmark
Bid evaluation
Bidder's financial model
Capital costs
Competitive tension
Contract price
Contract specification
Contractor's resources
Deal creep
Demand forecast
Design
Due diligence
Finance (Government contribution)
Finance competitions
Finance costs
Flexibility in supply
Negotiations
Open book accounting
Operating costs
Payment mechanism
Performance measurement
Profit sharing
Project complexity
Project reviews
Public sector comparator
Rate of return
Risk transfer
Sensitivity analysis
Service demand
Service quality
Should-cost model
Single bidder
Variations
Contract re-letting Advisers
Asset transfer
Competitive tension
Contract termination
Due diligence
Incumbent contractor
Legacy liabilities
Market interest
Negotiations
Procurement regulations
Contract Relaxations Bargaining power
Contract restructuring
Negotiations
Variations
Contract Requirements Contract specification
Rate of return
Contract Requirements, Uncertainties Bid costs
Contract price
Contract specification
Market interest
Residual liabilities
Risk transfer
Contract Restructuring Advisers
Bargaining power
Benchmark
Benefits
Contract restructuring
Legacy liabilities
Negotiations
Obsolescence
Operational difficulties
Partnering
Procurement regulations
Rate of return
Risk capital
Risk transfer
Contract Schedules Contract specification
Contract Specification Advisers
Affordability
Bargaining power
Bid costs
Bid evaluation
Business strategy
Clawback
Competitive tension
Contract price
Contract standardisation
Contractor's resources
Deal creep
Design
Due diligence
Flexibility in supply
Guidance
Incentives
Innovation
Intelligent customer
Legacy liabilities
Market interest
Negotiations
Obsolescence
Open book accounting
Partnering
Payment mechanism
Policy implementation
Profit sharing
Project objectives
Risk transfer
Sensitivity analysis
Service quality
Stakeholders
Standard contract terms
Sub-contractors
User participation
User safeguards
Variant bids
Variations
Contract Standardisation Advisers
Contract specification
Contract standardisation
Guidance
Innovation
Market interest
Negotiations
Standard contract terms
Contract Term Contract duration
Contract Termination Advisers
Asset transfer
Bidder's financial model
Capital costs
Compensation payments
Contingency plan
Contract management
Contract re-letting
Contract restructuring
Contract standardisation
Contract termination
Damages
Debt guarantees
Direct agreements
Discounted cash flows
Finance arrangements
Finance costs
Intelligent customer
Negotiations
Operational difficulties
Parent Company
Partnering
Payment deductions
Performance measurement
Rate of return
Risk management
Service delays
Service quality
Sub-contractors
Contract Terms Contract specification
Contract Variations Variations
Contract, Amendments to Variations
Contract, Change procedures Benchmark
Contract management
Contract specification
Intelligent customer
Obsolescence
Partnering
Variations
Contract, Expansion of Contract restructuring
Variations
Contract, Long Term (SEE Contract Duration) Contract duration
Contract, Risk/Reward Structure Incentives
Rate of return
Risk capital
Contractor Remuneration Contract price
Payment deductions
Payment mechanism
Performance measurement
Service availability
Service demand
Service quality
Contractor's Design Advisers
Design
Intelligent customer
Risk transfer
Contractor's Efficiency Gains Contractor's expertise
Incentives
Pre-deal status
Public sector comparator
Public sector efficiency
Contractor's Expertise Bargaining power
Bid evaluation
Bidder qualification
Contract specification
Contractor's expertise
Contractor's resources
Design
Due diligence
Innovation
Operational difficulties
Service availability
Service delays
Service quality
Sub-contractors
Contractor's Proposals Advisers
Contract management
Contract price
Contract specification
Design
Negotiations
Open book accounting
Partnering
Residual liabilities
Risk transfer
Variations
Contractor's Resources Bid evaluation
Bidder's financial model
Contract management
Contract price
Contract specification
Contractor's expertise
Contractor's resources
Economies of scale
Flexibility in supply
Innovation
Intelligent customer
Open book accounting
Operating costs
Operational difficulties
Project complexity
Rate of return
Service quality
Staff transfer
Sub-contractors
Contractor's Resources, Deployment of Contractor's resources
Contractor's Risks Risk transfer
Contractor, Monoploy Supplier (SEE Monopoly) Monopoly
Contractual Interfaces Residual liabilities
Contractual Relationship Contract management
Partnering
Contractual Remedy Compensation payments
Contract specification
Contract termination
Damages
Incentives
Parent Company
Partnering
Payment deductions
Residual liabilities
Service delays
Service quality
Conventionally Financed Alternative Fallback
Public sector comparator
Corporate Business Plan, Public Sector Affordability
Benefits
Business strategy
Contingency plan
Demand forecast
Legacy liabilities
Legislative change
Policy implementation
Project objectives
Project scope
Project selection
Public relations
Public sector efficiency
Public sector staff
Residual liabilities
Sensitivity analysis
User safeguards
User satisfaction
Corporate Business Plan, Public Sector, Milestones Business strategy
Contingency plan
Project objectives
Residual liabilities
Risk management
Service delays
Cost of Finance Finance costs
Cost Targets, Advisers Advisers
Procurement budget
Cost/Benefit Analysis Benefits
Business strategy
Economies of scale
Fallback
Project objectives
Project reviews
Costed Options Benefits
Fallback
Project selection
Public sector comparator
Variant bids
Critical Dates, Service Delivery Policy implementation
Service availability
Service commissioning
Service delays
Customer Requirements Benefits
Contract specification
Design
User participation
User satisfaction
Customer Satisfaction User satisfaction
D Damages Contingency plan
Contract termination
Damages
Payment deductions
Residual liabilities
Service availability
Service delays
Deal Creep Bargaining power
Benchmark
Bid evaluation
Bidder's financial model
Competitive tension
Contract price
Contract specification
Deal creep
Due diligence
Fallback
Market interest
Negotiations
Project reviews
Project team
Risk transfer
Should-cost model
Single bidder
Debt Guarantees Balance sheet treatment
Compensation payments
Contract termination
Debt guarantees
Direct agreements
Due diligence
Finance arrangements
Finance costs
Risk transfer
Debt Service Period Contract duration
Finance arrangements
Refinancing
Default Termination Thresholds Contract termination
Operational difficulties
Payment deductions
Service availability
Service quality
Defects, Construction Bargaining power
Contingency plan
Contract management
Design
Incentives
Intelligent customer
Operational difficulties
Partnering
Payment deductions
Phased implementation
Project objectives
Risk management
Risk transfer
Service availability
Service quality
User satisfaction
Delays, Service Commencement Service delays
Delivery Timetable Benchmark
Bid evaluation
Service availability
Demand Forecast Advisers
Benchmark
Bid evaluation
Contingency plan
Contract price
Contractor's expertise
Demand forecast
Design
Due diligence
Flexibility in supply
Incentives
Residual liabilities
Risk assessment
Risk transfer
Sensitivity analysis
Service demand
User base
Demand Increases Contingency plan
Demand forecast
Public relations
Residual liabilities
Sensitivity analysis
Service demand
User safeguards
Demand Surge Contingency plan
Demand fo