4. Given the likelihood of consortia bidding for PFI projects, as opposed to single entities (whether or not consortia have formed a special purpose vehicle at that point), some additional instructions for completion may be necessary:
a) For the purposes of this PQQ an 'Applicant' is a potential project service provider, whether a single prime contractor or a consortium of organisations acting together, who seeks to undertake the whole of the Project. A 'Member' is a member organisation of the Consortium who will:
i) undertake significant roles in or for the Applicant over the term of the PFI concession contract (including principal subcontractors); and/or
ii) own or share the ownership of the Applicant.
b) Recipients who wish to qualify for inclusion in the next stage of the process should complete the questionnaire as Applicants in accordance with these instructions and submit it to MOD for its consideration. In completing the PQQ, Applicants are also required to provide information relating to each of their Members.
c) All Applicants and their respective Members are required to sign the declaration in the PQQ as confirmation of their agreement to be bound by its terms.
5. If the project team wishes specifically to receive the PQQ response in electronic format, the 'Additional Information' in the standard form PQQ should be adjusted to:
Applicants must return [1] electronic copy and [number] paper copies of the fully completed and dated PQQ signed by all required parties for delivery no later than [insert time and date], to [insert address]