5.3 In deciding whether to appoint external advisers, NHS bodies should consider the following:
• the skills already available in-house or those which may be developed through training/mentoring (see Chapter 5 of this section);
• the help available elsewhere within the public sector - eg from guidance, PFCU etc;
• the complexity and technical requirements of the project.
5.4 For a PPP project, skills may be broadly subdivided into:
• technical expertise: legal, financial, design and construction, insurance, FM, property or other technical skills (equipment, ICT etc);
• PPP expertise: knowledge of the process from other projects and experience of issues and their resolution;
• market knowledge: understanding of how to present the project, who would be interested, what issues the market will be prepared to negotiate on;
• sector knowledge: understanding of the health care environment and future developments, including knowledge of where risks and costs lie;
• presentation skills: assistance in the promotion of the projects.