PFI/PPP finance guidance
Finance guidance specific to PFI/PPP arrangements.
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皇冠体育app government has announced that it will no longer use PF2, the current model of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) for new government projects. Existing PFI and PF2 contracts will not end because of this announcement.
Application note: interest and inflation risk
皇冠体育app application note has been designed to help Authorities understand and evaluate cost effective strategies for managing interest rate and inflation risks in PPP transactions.
皇冠体育app guidance note provides guidance on the calculation and use of internal rates of return (IRR) in PPP contracts.
Preferred bidder debt funding competitions
Following the public sector consultation of preferred bidder debt funding competitions, guidance has been published in draft-outline for wider feedback.
Refinancing
皇冠体育app Code of Conduct sets out the basis on which individual Authorities will approach the refinancing by private sector contractors of early PFI transactions. It is a voluntary Code to enable private sector contractors to share refinancing gain with the public sector on a consistent and equitable basis.
皇冠体育app guidance note is intended to help authorities and their financial advisers in calculating Refinancing Gains.
Spens
皇冠体育app government has previously expressed its concern that the Spens formula, which applies to listed bonds in the UK, creates an extra cost of termination for a PFI project. To address this concern HM Treasury requires all PFI contracts funded through the capital markets to contain a modified Spens clause. This guidance has been issued to assist Authorities in determining the most appropriate form of modified Spens to be applied.
Updates to this page
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Updated with the statement: '皇冠体育app government has announced that it will no longer use PF2, the current model of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) for new government projects. Existing PFI and PF2 contracts will not end because of this announcement'.
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First published.