Contingency provision
The Green Book, Central Government Guidance On Appraisal And Evaluation, Published by HM Treasury in 2018, suggests that contingency provision: ‘…should reflect the sum of measured risk (costs of risks avoided, shared and mitigated on an expected likelihood basis) and optimism bias adjustment estimated in nominal prices.’
For more information see: Contingency.
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