GP commissioning: 12 legal issues

On 20 July 2023 Barry White and Andrew Fraiser submitted their Report to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority summarising their review of “behaviours, relationships and disputes across the PFI sector”. The Report contains recommendations for a “PFI reset”. It is relevant to every one of the UK’s 700+ PFI projects, other long term PPP contractual relationships and NHS estates maintenance teams.

There are c.700 live PFI projects in the UK, the bulk of which are due to expire in the coming 15 years. Expiry and the associated handback of facilities and assets to the public sector is a major event that requires careful consideration by all parties involved. If handled poorly, there are substantial risks. In this Guidance note we briefly summarise the recommendations of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s practical guidance.