ABSTRACT

Commissioning – the management function that determines the broad parameters of which services to produce internally and which to procure from a partner/ contractor. Outsourcing – the appointment of a third party to carry out a function on behalf of the client organization under the terms of a contract. Public-private partnership (PPP) – a long-term arrangement where private sector organizations take on risk and responsibility for the delivery of a public project, usually involving the creation or enhancement of a fixed asset. Public-public partnership – two or more PBEs who collaborate to achieve a joint objective

„ To define a public-private partnership and explain the various kinds of partnership arrangements that might be used.