The conditional award on 31 March 2003 of revenue support to Dumfries and Galloway Council for a schools PPP project is subject to standard conditions that:the project is affordable within the limits of the revenue support awardedthe PPP option clearly demonstrates value for money against the public sector comparator when compared on a risk adjusted whole-life basisthe project is accounted for off the council's balance sheetthe Full Business Case is made publicly available, having due regard to issues of commercial confidentialitythe Project Agreement is based on the Scottish Standard PPP Schools Contract (including compliance with the PPP Staffing Protocol published on 11 November 2002)the project reaches commercial close by 31 March 2006.At the time the conditional award was made, a pre-Invitation to Negotiate Key Stage Review by Partnerships UK of the project management was under way, and the award was, therefore, subject to an additional condition concerning completion of that process.