| The term is used in the report to refer the community group that the service providers service. For example, principals, teaching staff and school business managers (the service providers) provide services to students and their parents (their client community) |
| The public official employed by the government agency to manage the PPP contract under which the service providers access capital facilities and receive FM services |
| Design, Build, Finance and Maintain contract model |
| Design, Build, Finance and Operate contract model |
| Design and Construct contract model |
| Build, Own, Operate contract model |
| Build, Own, Operate and Transfer contract model |
| Facility Management |
| The FM operator performs on behalf of the PPP Project Co, of which it is often a shareholder, the contractual obligations for FM works and services. |
| National Infrastructure Plan, New Zealand |
| National Infrastructure Unit, formerly part of New Zealand Treasury, now the New Zealand National Infrastructure Commission - Te Waihanga |
| Employee(s) of the FM operator that work on a specific PPP project site |
| Key Performance Indicator |
| UK Private Finance Initiative |
| UK Private Finance 2 |
| Payment Mechanism |
| Public Private Partnerships |
| This is the counter-party to the government in the PPP contract and the legal entity ('company') ultimately responsible and accountable for providing to service providers access to capital assets and FM services. Sometimes called the SPV. |
| An entity bidding in the tender process for a PPP project and contract. This entity may comprise of a number of firms bringing equity and specialist expertise to the bid. The PPP proponent winning the tender is often referred to as the PPP Project Co. |
| Public Sector Comparator, a tool used by governments to assess the cost of delivering a service or asset by the public service itself |
| The term is defined in this report as meaning those individuals utilising the PPP capital assets and services to deliver services to community members. In some PPP models those employees are public sector and in other cases they are employed through the PPP Project Co. |
| Special Purpose Vehicle, refer PPP Project Co |
| Value for money |