Private Finance Initiative Process
Private Finance Initiative (PFI) information is provided to Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) via the Online System for Central Accounting and Reporting (OSCAR) system.
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Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are long-term contracts where the private sector designs, builds, finances and operates an infrastructure project.
Private Finance Initiative (PFI) data collection is an annual process where departments provide Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) wide a wide range of information about individual PFI contracts. Information includes key dates such as start of the contract, estimated original capital investment and forecast future annual payments.
PFI data is used by a wide range of bodies including the Office of National Statistics and the Office of Budget Responsibility and the National Audit Office and the data is published on GOV.UK.
PFI department user guidance
For information on how to submit your PFI return via OSCAR please refer to the PFI Departmental User Guidance.
Contact details
For queries relating to the requirements and definitions for the PFI and PF2 data please get in contact with the PFI team PPPData@ipa.gov.uk.
For technical queries relating to OSCAR (e.g., log in errors or system issues), please get in contact with our Managed Service Technical Team oscar@support.deloitte.co.uk.