Strategy and planning
19 September 2025

Right Lane Consulting has been (re)appointed to the Victorian State Government Professional Advisory Services (PAS) Panel.

This recognition highlights our expertise across a range of service categories, including:


CAFAS-1: Strategic Policy Review, Reform & Project Development

(including service needs analysis, planning, feasibility studies and strategic assessments)

  • Strategic needs analysis

  • Identify and prioritise service needs, risks and options

  • Develop service reform and implementation plans

  • Provide commercial policy advice

  • Preliminary project scoping

  • Assess early delivery options (e.g., Design and Construct, Partnerships Victoria/PPP, Private Finance Initiatives, Project Alliances, facilities management)

  • Develop and evaluate delivery options, including options analysis

  • Preliminary cost–benefit analysis

  • Early project costing and whole-of-life costing (including benchmarking and risk valuation)

  • Preliminary market analysis and due diligence, including early market soundings where required

  • Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies


CAFAS-2: Business Case Preparation & Development

  • Prepare business cases, including development and/or coordination of:

    • Stakeholder identification and issues analysis

    • Risks, constraints and critical assumptions

    • Project governance and management arrangements

    • Environmental factors influencing the project (including climate considerations where needed)

    • Risk analysis, detailed costing and pricing

    • Detailed market soundings

    • Risk mitigation options, valuation and strategy development

    • Funding models/options and project option evaluation

  • Advise on procurement strategy and develop/coordinate procurement plans

  • Identify and assess the full range of procurement options, including:

    • Benefits, risks and cost assessment

    • Optimal risk allocation

    • Government capability and capacity assessment

    • Public/private risk sharing options

    • Evaluation of procurement options to determine preferred method

    • Project governance and management structures

    • Relevant legal and policy framework assessment

    • Public interest and probity considerations

    • Development of a Public Sector Comparator (or equivalent benchmark)

    • Project Alliance strategy, governance and commercial framework development


CAFAS-5: Project, Programme & Business Review

(including evaluation for business re-organisation reviews)

  • Evaluate projects/programmes, including delivery, operations and benefits realisation

  • Develop frameworks and methodologies for:

    • Efficiency and effectiveness reviews

    • Regulatory impact assessments

    • Cost–benefit analysis

    • Economic impact assessments

    • Social impact assessments

    • Environmental impact assessments


CAFAS-6: Economic Advisory Services

  • Provide general economic advice, including forecasting, modelling, analytics and reviews

  • Economic modelling for projects

  • Estimate market impacts

  • Build economic models to quantify impacts of regulatory change

  • Develop frameworks and methodologies for:

    • Regulatory impact assessments

    • Evaluating efficiency, productivity and competitiveness

    • Evaluating regulatory regimes

  • Develop frameworks and principles for commercial dispute resolution


CAFAS-8: General Commercial Advice

  • Identify, scope, assess and value commercial risks

  • Advise on optimal risk allocation

  • Financial modelling

  • Commercial project finance structuring

  • Develop commercial risk mitigation strategies, including advice on contractual issues and dispute resolution

  • Advise on project governance, operational strategy and business planning

  • Support commercial negotiation strategies


This appointment reinforces our ongoing commitment to supporting government to deliver high-quality policy, strategy and reform initiatives that create lasting impact for the community.

We look forward to working with existing and new government clients. For enquiries, please contact tenders@rightlane.com.au or lauren@rightlane.com.au.