The EHC process is designed to:
1. Enable the provision of feedback to the contracting authority and sponsoring department on the project's readiness for expiry with specific recommendations to improve readiness and reduce risk in relation to expiry. These recommendations should support the contracting authority in improving their expiry plans and activities, and consequently improve their readiness rating.
2. Identify projects which may benefit from additional IPA support, typically through the Advice and Support project of the IPA's PFI Contract Management Programme.
3. Provide the IPA with an evolving data set to monitor the overall readiness of the PFI portfolio and to identify themes to provide feedback into the system.