18.1 In exercising its rights pursuant to Clause [ ] (Market Testing and Benchmarking) of the Project Agreement, the Authority shall consult with the Company Representative and all matters affecting the Academy which arise pursuant to any benchmarking or market testing exercise shall, so far as is compatible with the programme for the undertaking of the benchmarking exercise and any subsequent market testing, be referred to the School Liaison Procedure for consideration.
18.2 Where as a result of the benchmarking and market testing procedures referred to in Clause 18.1, there is an adjustment to the Unitary Charge, the Relevant Proportion paid by the Company shall be adjusted to take account of the outcome of the benchmarking and market testing procedures so that any such adjustment of the Relevant Proportion coincides with an adjustment of the Unitary Charge pursuant to Clause [ ] of the Project Agreement and leaves the Authority in a no better and no worse position than before the benchmarking and market testing procedures were undertaken in accordance with the Project Agreement provided that any adjustment made to the Relevant Proportion shall be no greater (if the Relevant Proportion is increased) or lesser (if the Relevant Proportion is reduced) than the average percentage adjustment which is made to the payment which is equivalent to the Relevant Proportion for the other PFI Schools following the completion of such benchmarking and market testing procedures at the PFI Schools in accordance with the Project Agreement. For the purposes of this Clause 18 the PFI Schools are the schools referred to in Recital C together with any successor schools or academies.