PART TWO The local LIFT models

This section of the report looks at the local models and draws on examples from case studies of the first six LIFT schemes to complete their initial projects. The procurement process was effective although some schemes were delayed in achieving financial close because of constraints on the Primary Care Trusts. We found that even though value for money of a LIFT project is hard to quantify, the LIFT model facilitates the achievement of value for money, initial deals look robust and there are arrangements in place to test value for money on a periodic basis.