Conflicts

A12  Identify any potential conflicts of interest that may arise if the Consortium were to be selected (taking into account all Relevant Organisations), and how these will be dealt with. In particular, please deal with any potential conflicts where:

•  a Relevant Organisation has carried or is carrying out any work for the NHS Board in the last 3 years

•  a Relevant Organisation is potentially providing services for more than one prospective Bidder in respect of this Project or procurement process

•  Financial Capacity and Economic Standing

A13  Responses should identify each shareholder or potential shareholder listed at A4.

A14  Which Relevant Organisation(s) will be responsible for authorising the investment of equity in the Consortium?

A15  All Relevant Organisations (including Third Party Equity Providers) should supply the following as Annex A15. Where that organisation will provide equity supported by a guarantee, indemnity or undertaking from a parent company or ultimate holding company, then the information requested in this section must be supplied both for the Relevant Organisation and its parent or ultimate holding company.

•  Copies of the last three years' audited accounts. The latest set of which should be for an accounting period ending no earlier than 12 months before the date of submission of this PQQ. If accounts are not available then an explanation should be provided. Evaluation will include, but not be limited to, consideration of contingent liabilities, provisions, rights issues, acquisitions and disposals, off-balance sheet finance, gearing, liquidity.

•  Any published interim accounts (for public limited companies) or management accounts (for non-plcs) relating to periods after the latest audited accounts.

•  Cash flow statements for the last three financial years, prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 1 (Revised).

•  Details of any event between the date on which the latest set of accounts was authorised for issue and the date of the submission of this PQQ that, had the accounts not been authorised for issue until this submission date, would have required to be adjusted for, or disclosed in accordance with, International Accounting Standard 10.

•  Statement of overall turnover and the turnover for PPP/ PFI type projects for the previous three years

•  Copies of any company announcements made to the authorities of the stock exchange, market or bourse on which the stocks or shares of the company are publicly traded, since the date of publication of the latest set of accounts.