APPENDIX ONE The case studies
This part provides more information about each of the eight case study projects that we examined and explains how they were selected.
1 As part of our review of PFI in the Ministry of Defence, we examined a selection of eight case study projects, which illustrate the diverse nature of the Department's portfolio and provide an insight into the types of challenges presented by their PFI projects. We chose two projects from each category of service: equipment, training, accommodation and other support projects.
2 As shown in Figure 20, we also selected the eight projects to give variety according to maturity (how long the project has been operational), the type of service provided, the proximity of the service to the front line of operations and also the size of deal (based on the capital value of the project).
3 The eight case study projects also spent varying amounts of time in procurement. All the operational contracts will run until at least 2012 and, in the case of the Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training facility may run until 2037.
19 | The eight case study projects | |
| Type of service | Project |
| Equipment | Heavy Equipment Transporter |
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| Field Electrical Power Supplies |
| Training | Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility |
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| Armoured Vehicle Training Service |
| Accommodation | Ministry of Defence Main Building Refurbishment |
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| Defence Animal Centre |
| Other Support | Defence Fixed Telecommunications System |
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| Tidworth Water and Sewerage |
Source: National Audit Office analysis of case study projects | ||
20 | The eight case study projects illustrate the diverse nature of the Department's PFI project portfolio, based on size, project maturity and the proximity of the service to the front line | ||||
| Project | Type | Maturity | Support vs. Front Line | Size of capital value |
| Heavy Equipment Transporter | Equipment | Early Operation | close to the front line | Medium |
| Field Electrical Power Supplies Service | Equipment | Early Operation | close to the front line | Medium |
| Medium Support Helicopters Aircrew Training Facility | Training | Mature operation | Support - but influential on the front line | Medium |
| Armoured Vehicles Training Service | Training | Recently cancelled PFI procurement | Support - but influential on the front line | Medium |
| Defence Animal Centre | Accommodation | Mature operation | Support | Small |
| Main Building Redevelopment | Accommodation | Mature operation | Support | Large |
| Tidworth Water and Sewerage | Other support | Mature operation | Support | Small |
| Defence Fixed Telecommunications Systems | Other support | Mature operation | Support | Large |
Source: National Audit Office analysis of case study projects | |||||
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Time line showing the indicative procurement and operational phases of the eight case studies |
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Source: National Audit Office analysis of case studies. |
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NOTES 1 Option to extend to 2037. 2 Option to extend to 2023. |
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