7 In procuring a PFI deal, risks should be allocated to the parties best able to manage them. If circumstances change, however, departments should not hesitate to seek a reallocation of risk which will preserve or enhance value for money. In the original deal, the Department considered that the risks attached to raising finance for and building the Link, along with the business risks associated with running an international train service, would be handled better in the private sector. These different risks were bundled together and handed to a single private sector partner. In restructuring the deal, the Department quickly realised that risks had to be reallocated if the Link was to be built. The outcome was a deal that is in many respects more robust than the original.