1.17 The Government recognises that a number of alternative public private partnership (PPP) approaches have been developed in the market, often building on the experiences of PFI, and that in some circumstances such alternative delivery models may be more appropriate and therefore better value for money than either PFI or conventional procurement. Where such alternative approaches potentially offer the best procurement solution, the Government encourages procuring authorities to explore using them with value for money being the test to determine the route chosen. Chapter 2 sets out an overview of alternative PPP approaches currently in the market and considers situations for which they may be appropriate.
1.18 Much of the focus in Chapters 2 and 3 is on PPP approaches. Many of the Government's largest infrastructure procurements, such as the 2012 Olympics and Crossrail, are however largely being funded by the public sector. Nonetheless, the solutions adopted to the complex procurement issues presented by these major projects also benefit from the experience and know-how developed on the back of PFI, which underlines the need for the single framework of evaluation and application of the alternative procurement approaches as described by this document. Accordingly, much of the content of this document is applicable to all infrastructure projects regardless of how they are financially structured.