The focus of the public private partnership policy is on achieving outputs for government. In this regard, the expression of interest and binding bid documentation issued for a project should contain details of the outputs that the government requires (that is, the service requirements government wants satisfied), rather than adopting a prescriptive input-based approach. This allows for innovation and flexibility as to how outputs are delivered.
This approach provides protection to private parties presenting proposals to government before a formal bidding process, as an output-based specification does not require discussion of details of the method or system of delivery.