8. The contents of the ITN must reflect the above issues and specifically recognise that the document:
• provides the commercial framework for a contract that is significantly different to the scope and mechanisms of traditional MOD Prime Contractorship.
• is a basis for negotiation and is therefore not nearly so definitive a statement as a conventional ITT.
9. Nevertheless, the ITN contents, reflecting PFI's more flexible approach based on stakeholder dialogue, is wholly consistent with MOD's wider adoption of SMART procurement principles.
10. A "model" contents list is outlined in Table 1. The actual format (whether certain sections should be combined or divided or presented as separate volumes or as Annexes) needs to be agreed on a case-by-case basis.