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Local authority funding: Guidance

WIDP guidance

• WIDP procurement pack
• WIDP guidance under consultation

PFI process guidance

• Expression of Interest template, version 4 (Word 100 KB)
• Outline Business Case template, version 4 (Word 650 KB)
• Guidance on calculating PFI credit (PDF 50 KB) - January 2008
• Frequently asked questions (PDF 100 KB) - October 2009
• Standardisation of waste PFI contracts: SoPC4 version 4 (PDF 1.5 MB) - March 2007
• Standardisation of waste management PFI contracts: guidance on SoPC derogations (PDF 300 KB) - May 2006

Project Review Group (PRG) guidance

• PRG - Process and code of practice (HM Treasury website)
• PRG - Evaluation framework – guidance to reviewers (HM Treasury website)

Value for money assessment guidance

• Supplementary waste specific value for money assessment guidance
• HM Treasury VFM assessment guidance (HM Treasury website)
• HM Treasury VFM quantitative evaluation spreadsheet (HM Treasury website)

Guidance on planning issues

The Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme (WIDP) developed the following to assist local authorities in procuring residual waste treatment facilities.

• WIDP planning systems guidance, August 2007 (PDF 350 KB)
• WIDP planning health framework, August 2007 (PDF 40 KB)
• WIDP note to procuring authorities, August 2007 (PDF 40 KB)

HM Treasury Taskforce Technical Notes

• Technical Note 1: how to account for PFI transactions (HM Treasury website)
• Technical Note 3: how to appoint and manage advisers to PFI projects (HM Treasury website)
• Technical Note 4: how to appoint and work with a preferred bidder (HM Treasury website)
• Technical Note 6: how to manage the delivery of long term PFI contracts (HM Treasury website)
• Technical Note 7: how to achieve design quality in PFI projects (HM Treasury website)

Page last modified: 3 November 2009
Page published: 5 February 2003

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