Availability of advisory and operational support for PPPs/concessions

A facility is in place to quickly answer questions about practical application of PPPs/concessions rules for contracting authorities

Review of websites for information to verify the availability of the helpdesk, hotline or similar.

A regularly updated collection of solutions to the most common practical problems faced by practitioners is available online

Review of websites for information to verify the availability of the collection of solutions to the most common practical problems. The collection of solutions should be updated at least twice a year.

Available manuals and/or guidelines cover all relevant stages of the PPP/concession process

Review of manuals and/or guidelines. The relevant stages of the PPPs/concessions process are market analysis, budgeting, design of contract documentation, choice of contracting strategy and tendering method, determination of selection and award criteria, evaluation of tenders, and award and management of PPPs/concessions contracts.

There are standard forms for the key elements of the PPP/concession procedure

Review of standard forms (contract notice, tender documents, standard tender form, evaluation form, PPPs/concessions award notice, model PPPs/concessions contract conditions).