1. Martin Darcy United Kingdom
Institutional Models for Co-ordinating and Supporting Concessions / PPPs
Martin Darcy United Kingdom
« Concessions and Public-Private Partnerships » Ankara, March 2008

2. Building the Internal Capacity (1)
Most observers now agree that, in the case of PPP, scarce human resource in the government sector should be centralised
Reasons:
One stop shop for policy advice and assistance for government officials
The same for bidders, investors and funders
Develop a critical mass of internal knowledge
…..But where in the Government?
Examples:
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Economy
Prime Minister’s Office
State Planning Authority
Semi-autonomous Agency
Public Procurement Office

3. Building the Internal Capacity (2)
However, if there is a real prospect of ‘dealflow’ due to the size of the sector (eg Health or Education) then it can be viable to have a PPP Unit in the Line Ministry. But not always.
Must also consider the capacity of the domestic market to participate
Ongoing public and media awareness and stakeholder training is essential
Capacity building takes significant time and money
Learn from other projects (but be careful about which ones)
There are plenty of financial assistance programs out there to support capacity building

4. The Challenges Recruiting at market rates Retaining skilled staff
Funding
Engaging all the stakeholders
Internal competition