Browne Jacobson and Agilia are delighted to invite you to our on-demand webinar in which we will be looking at the key issues and best practice, which every affected authority needs to know, to assist them in the management of this challenge and the development of a strategy for preservation or replacement of assets and the re-procurement of key services.
This webinar took place on 1st July 2020 and is now available on-demand.
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Many PFI Contracts and similar long term public private partnerships (PPPs) are approaching the end of their contractual life, which will pose a number of challenges for those authorities to whom the assets will revert, especially where project management resources and PFI expertise are in short supply. The National Audit Office has recently highlighted the risks to value for money and continuity of service if assets are not returned in a satisfactory condition.
In this webinar, Browne Jacobson and Agilia look at the key issues and best practice, which every affected authority needs to know to assist them in the management of this challenge and the development of a strategy for preservation or replacement of assets and the re-procurement of key services.
In this webinar we talk through the following:
We address the particular challenges faced in the handback of accommodation to public sector ownership and management (including the impact upon Academies of the end of local authority school projects), as well as specific challenges posed in areas such as waste and housing.
Your experienced panel of speakers are:
Agilia and Browne Jacobson are working together to offer PFI and PPP authorities a comprehensive service to manage this key challenge in the coming years.
The webinar is available on-demand, with links shared on our LinkedIn page.
Craig Elder specialises in Projects; project finance; PFI/PPP; commercial contracts; waste and defence sectors; long term/complex service arrangements; public sector procurements.
craig.elder@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)115 976 6089
Andrew Hopkin specialises in regulatory and health and safety law; advisor and advocate in criminal prosecutions, planning inquiries and inquests for public and private bodies.
andrew.hopkin@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)115 976 6030
Michael advises both public and private sector on complex transactions with particular expertise in PFI/PPP, major infrastructure projects and joint ventures.
Michael.Mousdale@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2499
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