2 Project identification

Chapter 2 provides a brief summary of the main issues of the project identification phase, which takes place before the procurement phase (see Chart 1). The project identification phase is important because it determines whether the selected TEN-T project can (and whether it should) be delivered as a PPP instead of using conventional public procurement. <1>

Chapters 3, 4 and 5, which provide the main focus of the Guide, then cover in detail the procurement and implementation phases of the PPP project cycle.