36. This revisits the Viability, Desirability and Achievability of PFI from a project specific perspective. The project team should review its findings from the Stage 1 assessment and consider whether these initial assumptions still hold, allowing for the particular circumstances of the project. If the specific characteristics of a project suggest a different procurement route to the one recommended at Stage 1, then this deviation should be explained and documented.
37. The project team should look forward to criteria for Stage 3 and satisfy themselves that these are likely to be achievable as part of their qualitative assessment. Evidence of this should be included in the IAB Review Note.
38. The qualitative questions are listed below. MOD PFU can assist the project team in answering the questions.