Sample of public sector Joint Ventures

Name

Purpose

JV Structure

Date Signed

Ownership

Case Study

Notes

Central Government Body JVs

Actis

Private equity directed at International Development

LLP

2004

DIFD (40%) Private Shareholders (60%)

-

£6.8bn of funds in Africa, China, Latin America, South Asia and South East Asia.

Building for Business

Property asset management/ development

LP

2001

One Northeast (50%) UK Land Estates (50%)

p.43

 

Dr Foster 

Intelligence

Improve quality and efficiency of health and socialcare through better use of information

Ltd Co.

2006

Dr Foster Ltd. (50%) NHS IC (50%)

-

NAO report critical of procurement process.

E Midlands Property Investment Fund 

Regeneration in the East Midlands

LP

2004

EMDA (25%) HCA (25%) PSP (50%)

-

 

English Cities Fund

 

Invest in mixed- use projects in assisted areas

 

LP

2001

HCA (50%) Amec (25%) Legal and General (25%)

-

£100m raised through the investment of £50m in equity from the three partners together with £50m in bank debt.

Fibreway

Fibre optics alongside canal network

Ltd Co.

1990s

British Waterways (10%) Marconi (90%)

-

Subsequently rebranded as Ipsaris and then sold to Easynet. 

Forest Holidays

Building and management of holiday centres

LLP

2006

Forestry Commission (50%) PSP (50%)

p.14

 

ISIS

Waterside regeneration

LLP

2002

British Waterways (50%) PSP (50%)

p.43

 

Microbial Solutions Ltd.

Technology to treat Metal working fluids

Ltd Co

2007

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology H2O Venture Partners Oxford Capital Partners

-

Spin-out.

NATS Holdings Ltd

Air traffic control systems

Ltd Co.

2001

DfT (48.9%) Airline Group (41.9%) BAA plc (4.2%) Sharetrust Ltd. (5%)

-

Separating service provision from regulation (safety). 

 

Network Space Ltd

Development of workspace in English Coalfields

Ltd Co.

1999

HCA (49%) Langtree Group (51%)

-

 

NHS Shared Business Services

Shared service 

Delivery

Ltd Co.

2005

DOH (50%) Steria Group (50%) 

p.16

 

NorwePP

Property asset 

management/ development

LP

2006

NW RDA (50%) PSP (50%)

p.14

 

ONEDIN

Developmentpartnership

LP

2008

One Northeast (50%) Langtree (50%)

-

 

Partnerships UK

Support and invest in Public Private Partnerships.

PLC

2000

HMT (45%) Scot. Min (4%) Private investors (51%)

-

 

Priority sites

Land development in areas of market failure

Ltd Co.

1997

HCA (49%) RBS (51%)

-

 

PxP West MIdlands

Property regeneration partnership

LP

2007

Advantage West Midlands (50%) PSP (50%)

-

Also manages AWM's portfolio of investment properties.

QinetiQ

Defence Solutions

Ltd Co.

2003

MoD (19%) Public ownership (81%)

-

MoD has special shareholder rights such as the veto of certain contracts.

UKAEA and STFC property JV 

Development of the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire

LP

2008

UKAEA/STFC (50%) Goodman (50%)

p.68

The joint public sector interest in the partnership is held by a separate Limited Partnership between UKAEA and STFC.

Working Links

Employment programme for 

disadvantaged communities

Ltd Co.

2000

Shareholder Executive (33.3%) Mission Australia (33.3%) Manpower plc (16.6%) CapGemini plc (16.6%)

-

Voluntary Sector partner brought in following review.

 

 

Ltd Co.

2004

PUK Finance Wales Lansdales Bro Morganwg NHS Trust

-

Spin-out to successful JV.

Local Government JVs

BSF LEPs

Programme to build secondary schools 

Ltd Co.

2001

BSF (10%) LA (10%) PSP (80%)

p.15

 

Croydon Council Urban 

Regeneration Vehicle

Replacement of council offices and town centre regeneration

LLP

2008

Croydon Council (50%) John Laing (50%) 

-

Individual development projects held in a subsidiary vehicle and financed individually.

Customer Service Direct (CSD)

Shared services delivery

Ltd Co.

2004

BT Suffolk County Council

p.13

JV between Local authority and private sector. 

Kier Harlow Ltd.

Shared services delivery

Ltd Co.

2007

Harlow CC (19.9%) Kier (80.1%)

-

Also Kier Islington + Kier Sheffield (LLP) + Kier Stoke.

Newcastle Airport HoldingCo Ltd

Airport owner/operator

Limited Company

2001

7 LAs (51%) PSP (49%)

-

7 local authorities own retaining the controlling share. Listed as public corporation.

NHS LIFT 

Programme to build local GP centres

Ltd Co.

2003

PCT (20%) PFH (20%) PSP (60%)

p.15

 

Sea Space (Hastings & Bexhill Renaissance Ltd)

Public partnership to deliver 10yr business plan for regeneration

Co Ltd by Guarantee

 

SEEDA English Ptnshps. East Sussex CC (<19.9%) Hastings BC (<19.9%) Rother DC (<19.9%)

-

Sea Space contracts through 50:50 SPVs with private sector for individual projects.

Service Birmingham

Shared services 

delivery

Ltd Co.

2006

Birmingham CC (35%)Capital Business Services (65%)

-

 

Southwest One Ltd

Shared services delivery

Ltd Co.

2008

Somerset CC Taunton BC Avon and Somerset Constabulary IBM

-

 

Notes:

This list only represents a sample of JVs with the private sector (public to public JVs are not included). A more comprehensive list of public sector classified entities can be found on the ONS website www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/MA23.xls.

A complete list of community interest companies can be found on the CIC regulator website at www.cicregulator.gov.uk/coSearch/companyList.shtml.