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PFI / PPP
CEPA's Public Policy and Finance practice covers two related areas of work:

Financial consultancy services
Provision of advice on the structuring and delivery of public-private partnerships (PPPs) / Private Finance Initiative (PFI) - including:

Transaction advice - procurement approaches, project management of the tender process and financial advice.
Financial modelling, corporate finance and banking advice.

Business case modelling and development.

Economic strategy and advice
CEPA provides advice on the development and implementation of government policy across a number of sectors and Government Departments. Our particular emphasis is on areas where government intervention either impacts on the private sector or where the private sector is involved in the delivery of public services. Our consultancy services include:

Economic advice on the rationale for public sector intervention.

Support to Departments on the development of policy on the delivery of public services, the role of the private sector and PFI / PPPs.

Strategic and economic analysis of existing policies and project management of complex policy development processes.

CEPA's clients have included: the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), the British Educational Communications & Technology Agency (BECTA ), the Cabinet Office and the Scottish Executive. CEPA also has a framework contract with S-CAT for the provision of financial consultancy advice to the UK Government. In addition, CEPA's staff also have experience of advising senior officials in a range of UK Departments - including the Home Office, the Department of Transport, the Strategic Rail Authority, and the Foreign Office.

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Recent projects

EDUCATION
Advice to the UK Research Information Network: on the costs and funding flows of the scholarly communications process

Advice to BECTA and the Content Advisory Board – Digital Learning Market in England

HEALTH
Financial and capacity modelling support to NHS Trusts and PCTs in South East London

PFI/PPP
Design and implementation of Tenancy Deposit Protection Schemes in the UK

Governance advice on rationalising the GAVI Alliance and Fund structures

CEPA Paper on the failure of the London Underground Metronet InfraCos