1  Notification and Specification

1.1  The Authority and the Service Provider shall co-operate and collaborate to ensure that each party has early notification of the prospect of a High Value Change.  Without prejudice to paragraph 1.2, the Authority shall involve the Service Provider as early as is practicable in the specification of the High Value Change to ensure that the developed specifications reflect input from the Service Provider and/or the relevant Service Provider Parties.  

1.2  The Authority may, at any time, issue an Authority Change Notice which shall state:

(a)  that it is a High Value Change and whether it is required as a result of a Change in Law or is a CAA Change; or

(b)  that the High Value Change shall be valued either:

(i)  by means of the Competitive Tendering Process; or

(ii)  by means of the Benchmarking Process and whether input should be obtained from a reputable independent source or the Comparable Market; or

(iii)  by means of valuation by an Independent Technical Adviser;

(c)  if applicable, affordability thresholds for the proposed works or services comprising the relevant High Value Change;

(d)  if applicable, a specification of any proposed works (including installation works), in the same format and any proposed services (not being works), in the same format with similar detail as that provided in the relevant parts of the Output Specification wherever possible and, where not possible, in sufficient detail to allow the pricing of the required works and/or additional services (or change to the Service);

(e)  the location for the works or services required;

(f)  the timing of the works or services required;

(g)  whether the Service Provider is expected to provide maintenance and/or lifecycle services in respect of any additional works;

(h)  an outline risk allocation matrix setting out the Authority's preferred risk profile in respect of the High Value Change;

(i)  a time period for submission of the Service Provider Stage 1 Response which shall be reasonable, taking into account the complexity of the High Value Change and, in any event, shall not be less than thirty (30) Business Days;

(j)  in the event that the Authority Change will require Capital Expenditure, whether the Authority intends to pay the Capital Expenditure involved in implementing the Change and its proposals for payment (whether in stages or otherwise) or whether the Authority requires the Service Provider to use its reasonable efforts to obtain funding in accordance with paragraph 4 (Funding) of Part 1 (General Provisions); and

(k)  the Approval Criteria.