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Public Private Partnerships: Policy Issues and Options

30 Apr 12 - 11 May 12 - London Book this course 24 Sep 12 - 05 Oct 12 - London Book this course
Duration: 2 weeks
Price:£3800
Course ref: 12PPP1

Overview:

The term Public Private Partnerships (PPP) is increasingly used to embrace the range of options now available to policy makers who need to choose the best combination of supply sources for a particular activity. Today, there is wider acceptance that competition has a role to play in the provision of efficient services to the public.
This programme equips managers to address the strengths, weaknesses and relevance of their options analytically and objectively:
 
  • Should the service remain in the public sector but with performance enhancements?
  • Should it be contracted out or outsourced, possibly to the Voluntary sector?
  • Should it be fully or partially privatised?
  • Or should it be provided by a joint venture between the public and private sectors, a true public private Partnership?


Learning objective
You will be able to:
  • Contribute successfully to the development of strategies and individual projects in your organisation
  • Identify those services or activities that might benefit from a greater private sector input and those that should remain in the public sector
  • With the chosen option, manage the process to a successful contract, partnership or transfer of ownership

Course content
  • The social and economic case for involving the private sector in delivering a variety of traditional public services
  • How to adopt a strategic approach to making decisions on PPP based on logic rather than ‘fashion’
  • The benefits of competition
  • How to build relations with private suppliers as part of a partnership programme
  • How to organise and manage fair and open competition
  • Output-based specifications
  • Tender and bid evaluations
  • Contract and relationship management
  • The regulation of privatised monopolies to protect consumers
  • The UK’s experience and the lessons learnt – and wider international experience

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