Lessons learned

The partnership entered into by the Agency demonstrates that public sector bodies can produce innovative solutions to traditional problems. The main lessons learned by the Agency which may be of benefit to other public sector bodies contemplating entering into partnerships are:

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i. The need for clear objectives at the outset of the process
ii. Trying to maintain a competitive bidding process or, in the absence of this, ensuring adequate benchmarks exist to measure value for money
iii. Considering the implications of linking projects where one element is novel and unproven
iv. Recognising the importance of aspects such as alignment of business interests, trust-based relationships and effective collaboration but also building in contractual protections
v. Having a formal process for deciding on the percentage stake to take in a joint venture company