2.9 From its discussions with a wide range of potential participants in the construction and property sectors, and funders, Coopers & Lybrand concluded that the private sector was willing to meet MOD's requirements through a PFI project. Coopers & Lybrand used a two-stage process to investigate the market. The first stage comprised verbal briefings of market contacts, using the scheme profile agreed with MOD to establish potential bidders' main areas of concern. In the second stage, they tested the market's attitude to proposed risk transfer, to the proposed package of services, to decant and disposal of surplus property, and the cost of refurbishing decant property.