4.11 To improve flexibility during the contract term, the procuring authority will be able decide on an annual basis whether certain 'elective services' will be delivered by the contractor or whether to deliver the services separately. Contractors bidding for the project will be asked to develop a catalogue of pre-priced elective services which can be added or removed (outside of the financial model).
4.12 The range of elective services will be proposed and agreed prior to financial close of the project. If the authority elects for the contractor to deliver these services, the contractor will take the risk that the services can be delivered at the price in the catalogue (subject to annual indexation).
Box 4.E: Examples of elective services • Portable Appliance Testing • Periodic redecoration • External window cleaning • Snow clearance and gritting • Grounds maintenance |
4.13 Elective services should be services which can reasonably be provided within the normal skill set of the contractor and could provide value for money for the authority if they are delivered by the contractor. This can include authority maintenance activities previously excluded from the project, being brought back periodically into scope for the contractor to perform.
4.14 For further detail on the range of services to be provided by the private sector contractor and those which may be retained by the procuring authority, see Chapter 7 (Services and Service Commencement) of the Standardisation of PF2 Contracts.