The NSW Government does not generally apply weightings to the evaluation criteria for PPP bids.
Weightings and formulas may place undue emphasis on particular factors, such as price, rather than overall value for money drivers, including design or operating innovation and efficiencies. For example, formulas cannot take proper account of the fact that a bidder may have deficiencies on essential requirements that would be too timely, risky and costly to overcome, if the bidder also offers a substantially lower price. Each bid should be considered holistically, with well-reasoned justification provided in the evaluation report based on the requirements of the evaluation criteria.