The Unit manages the inter-relationships and flow of its projects, and their impact on Departmental capital funding allocations (including PFI credits).
* The Unit controls the funding of projects against its overall capital allocations, e.g. by using bidding rounds, and can accurately forecast its spend against budget.
** The Unit has an accurate understanding of the overall need for funding across the country, the flow and timing of that need, and thus the likely shape and duration of its programmes.
*** The Unit manages the flow of projects and prioritises between projects to ensure the best use of funding over the lifetime of its programmes.