Guidelines for PPPs

Since 2008, The National PPP Guidelines have been accepted by the NSW Government as representing the best practice national approach to delivery of PPPs.

The National PPP Guidelines package includes the Jurisdictional Requirements Volume.  This Volume cross-references the Working With Government Guidelines for Privately Financed Projects (2006) in relation to satisfying some process compliance requirements specific to NSW.

What are these Guidelines about?

The National Guidelines are about a means of establishing a partnership between the public and private sectors. The aim is to deliver improved services and better value for money, primarily through appropriate risk transfer, encouraging innovation, greater asset utilisation and integrated whole-of-life management.

What do the Guidelines cover?

The Guidelines cover social and economic infrastructure PPPs across all Australian jurisdictions.

Who are the Guidelines for?

These Guidelines are applicable to all NSW Government agencies, including public trading enterprises and State owned corporations.
Councils are encouraged to follow best practice by adopting similar requirements but local government is not bound by these Guidelines.
Private sector parties involved in PPPs with the NSW Government are required to follow these Guidelines.

What’s in it for you?

For Government agencies, contracting the delivery of infrastructure and non-core services to the private sector creates opportunities to deliver improved public services more cost effectively. Agencies can focus their own efforts on the delivery of their core services, and use the savings generated to improve or expand other services.