6.9 Under PFI, the procurement process was frequently delayed by problems relating to the legal title to the site even when the site had been in authority ownership prior to the procurement. To reduce the due diligence burden on bidders and the time and cost of procurement, in the future where the authority provides the site for the project, the authority will also be required to procure ground condition surveys and make them available to all bidders with the benefit of a warranty. Similarly, in future, procuring authorities will be required to undertake adequate investigations into legal title for sites made available to bidders and provide a warranty to the contractor. (See Chapter 13 of the Standardisation of PF2 Contracts (Warranties)).