We asked the IPA what assurance it could give that local authorities would be properly supported and resourced to manage the expiry of their PFI contracts without having to fill gaps with potentially expensive consultants. The IPA accepted that procuring expertise from the private sectors was not the best value for money solution. It told us that it would be essential to provide additional resources to deal with technical, financial, commercial and legal issues and that it was developing a ce...

We asked the IPA what assurance it could give that local authorities would be properly supported and resourced to manage the expiry of their PFI contracts without having to fill gaps with potentially expensive consultants. The IPA accepted that procuring expertise from the private sectors was not the best value for money solution. It told us that it would be essential to provide additional resources to deal with technical, financial, commercial and legal issues and that it was developing a central pool of people that could provide these skills. It explained that this team so far consisted of 17 people, and it expected to recruit additional st Type: conclusion | Number: 12 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 1.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Summer 2021 1.2 The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) will publish a plan for supporting all authorities with PFI contracts. The plan will also set out a ti