These Guidelines are designed as a practical tool for PPP practitioners in the public sector faced with the opportunity of structuring a PPP scheme and of integrating grant financing. They do not attempt to provide a complete methodology or to define current or future policy. They should be regarded as a guide to the identification and development of key issues affecting the development of successful PPP schemes.
To this end, the Guidelines focus on four key topics:
· ensuring open market access and fair competition;
· protecting the public interest and maximising value added;
· defining the optimal level of grant financing both to realize a viable and sustainable project but also to avoid any opportunity for windfall profits from grants;
· assessing the most effective type of PPP for a given project.