22. Value testing presents a good opportunity for the Authority to review the specification of services. Reviewing specifications may result in adjustments to service levels that more accurately meet the Authority's objectives. Such a re-balancing of the contract will help the Authority obtain optimum value from the exercise.
23. The Authority should be aware that proposals to change service requirements might need to be implemented as a service variation using the contract's change mechanism. They are therefore likely to need the agreement of the Service Provider and the funders.
24. It may also be the case that, during the operational phase of the contract, the service provided has varied informally. A value testing exercise offers a convenient point at which to formally capture these changes.