Contestability in Public Contestability in Public Services DeliveryServices Delivery

Comprehension, Capacity and Detail.Comprehension, Capacity and Detail.

Jill Schofield, University of Edinburgh Jill Schofield, University of Edinburgh Business School.Business School.

What Evaluation Framework ?What Evaluation Framework ?

Policy EvaluationPolicy Evaluation EquityEquity ChoiceChoice ResponsivenessResponsiveness Transaction costs ( Le Grand and Bartlett, 1993)Transaction costs ( Le Grand and Bartlett, 1993) Redistributive justiceRedistributive justice

Programme EvaluationProgramme Evaluation Against Policy ObjectivesAgainst Policy Objectives

• KPIs KPIs Governance, Structural, leadership and performance Governance, Structural, leadership and performance

managementmanagement

Project EvaluationProject Evaluation Typical capital project risk factors - overrun, Typical capital project risk factors - overrun,

completion to time and costcompletion to time and cost Partnering RelationsPartnering Relations

Brinkerhoff (2002) – in addition to programme Brinkerhoff (2002) – in addition to programme outcomes look at the nature of the partnershipoutcomes look at the nature of the partnership• Appropriate behaviours Appropriate behaviours • MutualityMutuality• Organisational IdentityOrganisational Identity

Levels of Comprehension and Levels of Comprehension and UnderstandingUnderstanding

Availability and usefulness of data and Availability and usefulness of data and information availableinformation available CausalityCausality Future stability of causal relationshipsFuture stability of causal relationships

Equal participation in the processEqual participation in the process From business case, ITN, due diligence, From business case, ITN, due diligence,

commercial and financial closecommercial and financial close The Balance sheetsThe Balance sheets

Decision making capacity and Decision making capacity and policy choicespolicy choices

Decision making process types – Hickson Decision making process types – Hickson et al ,(1986)et al ,(1986) ConstrictedConstricted SporadicSporadic FluidFluid

How ‘PFI able’ is something ?How ‘PFI able’ is something ? Cost of Capital ?Cost of Capital ?

Detail, Detail, DetailDetail, Detail, Detail

The Financial detailThe Financial detail AffordabilityAffordability RiskRisk Ethical decisionsEthical decisions He need for advisorsHe need for advisors