Strategic commercial interventions: business case development principles
Guidance on developing business cases for commercial interventions which distils key criteria to consider. The guidance provides links and direction on Scottish Government governance and sign-off to ensure an efficient process.
Footnotes
1 Business Case Guidance for Projects (HM Treasury, 2018)
2 Business case guidance for projects and programmes - GOV.UK
3 The Green Book: appraisal and evaluation in central government - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
4 The most common causes of market failure include public goods, imperfect information, externalities and market power. Please see page 29 of the Green Book for further information.
5 Discounting costs and benefits realised at different points in time allows for the comparison of future values in terms of their value in the present. For more information on estimating and discounting costs and benefits, please see the Green Book.
6 For example, providing financial support to a business to support critical national infrastructure, or secure jobs in a strategically important industry where there is an immediate liquidity problem.
Contact
Email: SCADPMO@gov.scot