The entrepreneur's point of view:1. Role/ObjectiveAccording to the tender manager, the consortium members examined the “requirements of local authorities” from the outset and decided on strategies to meet them. For sustainability, the decision was to achieve the BREEAM “Excellent” level on new construction projects, and “Very Good” for renovation. The consortium also decided to exceed the authority's planning requirements of 10% renewable energy generation. Two biomass boilers were installed on the two new PFI projects, which provided approximately 98% of their heating needs. The team was thus able to achieve 24% renewable energy production across the entire estate. The team also made further improvements to building insulation and achieved air leakage of 5m³/m² instead of the 10m³/m² required by building regulations. The team also decided that one of the renovation projects, Beamount Leys School, would instead be demolished and rebuilt. This is with the aim of improving the energy performance of the school. As the bidder says: “...we consider it preferable to try to build a school. low energy solution to start. So rather than taking a crumbling building and putting in nice wind turbines and heat pumps and everything else, we'd rather take the money and say, "Okay, can we build a new one instead?" because it will be much more efficient than an old building” (The Bid Manager) However, the decision to rebuild Beamount Leys School has placed the consortium at the limit of affordability for all four schools. Therefore, due to the limited budget, they have been limited to introducing only slight improvements to the building regulations and meeting both planning and BREEAM.2 requirements. The BSF process and its impact on... middle of paper ...... secondary school? Are you looking to build a low-energy school with a limited number of sustainable elements? We need to come to an agreement on this philosophy from the start and get some commitment from the authorities to say: "Yes, this is the direction we want you to work in"... And I think that is the key. If you can define your parameters before you start putting pen to paper, you have a very good chance of delivering what everyone wants. (Bid Manager)According to The Bid Manager, it is equally important during this consultation period to ensure that all stakeholders are involved, including the school, the authority's sustainability group and FM providers. This is to ensure that all stakeholders with a vested interest have a voice in the forum.2. IncentivesAccording to Bid Manger, the interest of the private sector must be taken into account and try to resolve it.