The Scottish Capital Investment Manual (SCIM) provides relevant guidance for Health Boards.
a) The Initial Agreement stage is detailed in the SCIM guidance.
b) The Outline Business Case ("OBC") stage is detailed in SCIM guidance. Note that:
i) The OBC should quantitatively evaluate scope options (SCIM Step 4); the factors set out in Section 2.2 above should be considered.
ii) Quantitative comparison of capital and revenue funded options is not required.
iii) The OBC should qualitatively consider procurement options (SCIM Step 5); the factors set out in Section 2.2 above should be considered.
iv) Qualitative evaluation should include completion of VfM checklist at Annex 1.
v) The OBC should consider Effective Delivery (SCIM Step 7); the factors set out in 2.2 above should be considered.
vi) SFT will provide specific challenge of the scope and specification selection for major projects to provide external validation. This will review whether the design proposals meet the strategic needs of the project, eliminate unnecessary space and optimise the whole life cost of the building.
c) During the procurement process, SFT will provide assurance, including ongoing monitoring of value for money through the KSR process. There are separate KSR processes for stand-alone NPD and hub DBFM projects and further information on these is available from SFT.
d) The Full Business Case stage is detailed in SCIM guidance. Note that:
i) Quantitative comparison of the revenue funded option with a capital funded alternative is not required.
ii) Confirmation of Effective Delivery is required; the factors set out in Section 2.3 above should be considered.
iii) Qualitative evaluation should include completion of the VfM checklist at Annex 2.
e) Post Project Evaluation and Post Occupancy Evaluation should be completed according to the SCIM Project Evaluation Guidance.