5 We engaged Theodore Goddard, a firm experienced in acting as legal advisers on Private Finance projects, to examine the contract for the Newcastle Estate Development and advise on how well it protected the Department's position.
6 We also engaged King and Co, a firm with expertise in financial and property aspects of Private Finance projects, to advise on issues to do with the funding of the Newcastle Estate deal.
7 We obtained advice from National Economic Research Associates on the economic appraisal of the Private Finance deal and the alternative Do Minimum option.