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Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance. . . Men wanted for hazardous journey, small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success. Sir Ernest Shackleton". Partnerships The Name of the Game. Private FinanceJoined
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1. CIPFA in the Midlands The Winds of Change
Mike Ellsmore
Bexley Council
2. Shackleton’s Voyage of Endurance
3. Partnerships – The Name of the Game Private Finance
Joined up Working
Procurement/Gershon
4. Private Partnerships
Leisure
Schools
5. Partnership Working – Key Issues Relationships
Risk allocation
Control
Policy
6. Why Involve the Private Sector? Pre prudential code
Capital investment
Off balance sheet
Risk transfer
Long term maintenance
Drive
Expertise
7. Why - Need for Change
8. Why - Need for Change
9. Why - Need for Change
10. Welling
11. Bexleyheath
12. Partnership Structure - Leisure
13. Background - Complexity 15 Signatories
Project Agreement and 29 Schedules
Over 100 other documents
3 sets of lawyers
Ł30m capital investment
Ł210m cash flow
Sport England
Leisure Link
Certification Issues
14. Doing the deal!
15. Financials/Affordability Capital investment of Ł30m
Unitary charge - Ł2.1m (up by Ł1m)
3% annual increase
Benchmarking
Turnover share
Up Front Contribution
Council Ł3m
Sport England Ł2.5m
Release of 3 valuable sites
16. Financing the Scheme Capital investment of Ł30m
87% Loan Debt (return x%)
12.9% Subordinated Debt (return x%)
0.1% Equity (return x%)
Average Cost of Capital 6.8%
17. Payment Mechanism 16% of Unitary Charge based on performance
79% of Unitary Charge based on availability
5% of Unitary Charge based on social inclusion
18. Making the Numbers Work Cost to Council - PPP route
Ł2.1m per annum less turnover share (?)
Cost to Council – traditional procurement
Current budget Ł1.1m
plus
Cost of borrowing Ł1.7m
Total: Ł2.8m
19. Allocation of Risks Council
Latent defects – transferred properties
Interest rates to financial close
Throughput
[turnover share]
Rateable value
Shared
Planning
Boxwood
Construction cost
Design
Operating costs
Throughput
Business rate poundage
20. Crook Log Sports Centre
21. Erith Sports Centre
22. Financing Sidcup Leisure Centre Council financing option
Consortium/Bank finances construction
Council `bullet payment’ on completion
Prepayment of Unitary Charge
Reduces interest by 2% per annum
23. Partnership Structure - Schools
24. Financing the Scheme - Schools Capital investment of Ł30m
89% Loan Debt (return x%)
11% Subordinated Debt (return x%)
0.03% Equity (return x%)
Average Cost of Capital 7.1%
25. Payment Mechanism Council makes annual payment
Separate calculation for each school
55% fixed, 45% subject to RPI
Deductions for unavailability
Further deductions for performance failures
Whole payment at risk
No penalty if failure rectified in agreed timescale
26. Risk Allocation Council
Utilities/energy price rises
Business Rates
Changes in law
Latent defects
IIC
Increase in construction cost post financial close
Design
Operating costs
Failure to deliver the Council’s requirements
Routine and long term maintenance
27. Bexleyheath School
28. Welling School
29. Final Business Case
30. Public Private Partnership Advantages
Off balance sheet
Risk Transfer
Certainty Disadvantages
High procurement costs
Prolonged process
Possible loss of operational control
Cost of finance is higher
31. Partnerships in UK ReportSchools Post Signature Review 55% thought LEA FM was better
Resources for monitoring increase
Pricing of variations expensive
Payment mechanisms complex (35%)
Performance reports poor
Dissatisfaction with output specification
32. Working with the private sector Understand their pressures
Need to make a profit
Motivate
Place risk appropriately
Be flexible
Don’t seek to win
No to Macho management
33. Issues Higher financing costs
Significant risk transfer
construction
cost
delay
operating costs
throughput
Certainty in financial planning
34. Issues Was there a Business Case?
Is VFM achieved?
Are risks allocated appropriately?
Is the payment mechanism robust?
Is there effective client monitoring?
Changes to specification
35. Auditing Payment Mechanisms Ascertain base position
Deductions for
availability
quality
service delivery
Indexation
Refinancing profits
Audit trail of changes
36. Lessons for Accountants/Auditors or How Dolly Parton saved the day
Check the obvious