Key changes

In addition to the general changes in scope of services and risk transfer positions mentioned in Chapter 1, aspects of the Standard Project Agreements that are different from the former NHS standard document that NHS bodies will wish to note in particular are:

• Performance measurement by days rather than sessions

• No pre-completion and post-completion commissioning

• Warning notice mechanism and termination triggers linked to deductions rather than service failure points

• Malicious damage risk is retained by the public sector (see Clause 49A).