section 9 Our Approach
This survey, jointly sponsored by KPMG and the Business Services Association (BSA) was conducted utilising a semi-structured online questionnaire between June and December 2006.
The link to the questionnaire was first distributed to project managers, within both BSA member organisations and other operators, on 26 June 2006. Two further email reminders were issued to the survey population over the course of the fieldwork period. By the closing date of 14 December 2006 we had received valid responses covering 93 PFI contracts.
The broad range of question areas included:
• the operational performance of PFI projects
• the nature and clarity of the contracts covering PFI projects
• the relationship between private and public sector contract management issues, challenges and possible lessons for future PFI contracts.
| Our survey focuses on the private sector providers of PFI services. The PUK survey covered in HM Treasury's 'Strengthening Long Term Partnerships' report focuses on the views of public sector parties. We believe the 93 projects covered in the survey represent a cross sample of the almost 800 PFI projects active in the UK at the present time. These projects are summarised in section 2. | ' We believe the 93 projects covered in the survey represent a cross sample of almost 800 PFI projects active in the UK at the present time ' |
The analysis of the PFI marketplace in the UK was carried out using data available from HM Treasury's website. It has excluded the three London Underground PPP contracts.
In terms of statistical reliability we estimate that the sampling tolerances will vary between 5 and 10%.
