Who should respond?

18.  In PFI projects it is likely the tenderers will comprise consortia, with members each taking a significant role, as opposed to a single entity tenderer. At the time of the PQQ, a bidding consortium may or may not have formed a legal entity (such as a special purpose vehicle company in which all or some of the members hold shares). Acquisition teams should, therefore, ensure that the PQQ makes it clear that it should be answered by all significant members of a consortium, and a suggested form of words is included in Annex B.