10  Structure of the PSC Worked Example

A PSC report has the following sections. The relevant section numbers in this worked example are listed in the right-hand column.

PSC report section

Worked example section

1  Executive summary, including:

 key project details

 risk-adjusted PSC (simple probability valuation technique)

 risk-adjusted PSC (advanced probability valuation technique)

 risk distribution curves

Section 10

2  Purpose of the PSC report, including:

 background

 terms of reference

 structure of the report

Section 11

3  Description of the project, including:

 objectives

 service need

 the reference project and commercial development

Section 12

4  Financial assumptions, including:

 discount rate

 inflation

 goods and services tax

Section 13

5  The Raw PSC

Section 14

6  Competitive Neutrality

Section 15

7  Identifying, allocating and evaluating risk, including:

 methodology

 risk valuation

 sensitivity analysis

 reality check

Section 16

8  Managing risk

Section 17

9  Review

Section 18

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