Establishing an end of term team

End of term planning is a key work stream for the contract management team. The extent of change involved can influence the resources required. Some transition activities may be completed as part of business-as-usual activities. More material changes may require additional resources and expert adviser support.

Typically, the end of service team will be established and operated as either an internal team within the business as usual team or as a specific purpose  end of term team. Separating the end of term  work stream from the business as usual work stream will allow the contract director to concentrate on managing the existing project and business as usual team. This separation reduces probity risk (where the existing service providers are active participants in the bidding to provide any future service arrangements).

Figure 17.2: Difference between internal and specific purpose end of term teams