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PPP's – are they delivering? Glenn Stone Grant Thornton LLP March 22, 2010. Criteria for a successful PPP deal. Meets public sector expectations Meets private sector expectations Meets the end-user's expectations. Public sector expectations. Fast delivery Value for money / efficiency
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PPP's – are they delivering?Glenn StoneGrant Thornton LLPMarch 22, 2010
Criteria for a successful PPP deal • Meets public sector expectations • Meets private sector expectations • Meets the end-user's expectations
Public sector expectations • Fast delivery • Value for money / efficiency • Meeting output specifications • Certainty and continuity • Quality
Private sector expectations • Certainty and confidence • No surprises • Profitability • Genuine partnership • Pipeline of projects
Public / user expectations • Visible improvement on what existed • "Reasonableness" in charging (if any) • Value for money
Are they delivering? • Large majority of international public sector believes they are: • UK National Audit Office • Australia
Cost performance over project initiation and delivery Source: Duffield 2008
Time performance over project initiation and delivery Source: Duffield 2008
Are they delivering? Private sector • Does good private sector competition exist? • Will successful bidders compete for next project? User perspective • What is the user feedback? • Are user volumes as predicted?
Where they are not delivering:Why is this? • Too ambitious • No viable business case • Public sector unprepared • Competition not seen as transparent • Weak private sector bidders • Lack of pipeline • Public sector entering into bad deals • Good deals can turn into bad deals (eg. Refinancing)
Conclusion Good quality / well-prepared deals have a high probability of success. However, governments must put their best resources into these projects at an early stage and support them with experienced advisers.