The phrase "a private sector operator" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an entity or individual that operates within the private sector, typically in a business or commercial context.
Example: "The government has decided to partner with a private sector operator to improve public transportation services."
Alternatives: "a private company" or "a commercial operator".
[Was] the government getting more back than it would have under the previous contract, more than a private sector operator would have?
The government has recouped about 20% of the public money spent on the stadium by leasing it to a private sector operator for 35 years, but this also generated controversy.
Once a decision is made on the model, a tendering process would get underway to choose a private sector operator to run the airport on a day-to-day basis.
"It can be provided by a private sector operator and residents of Birmingham paying for it, rather than receiving a subsidised or free service from the city council," he said.
The strike pushed Tesco to move some delivery work to a private-sector operator.
The Department for Transport said in a statement: "While the East Coast franchise has been stabilised under government ownership since 2009, the route now needs a long-term private sector operator to plan for the future and meet the increasing demands for more trains serving even more destinations".
"Root-and-branch" inspections of that kind are being undertaken hurriedly at 30 units run by Castlebeck, the private sector operator of Winterbourne View, under a separate programme.
The whole sector is teetering on the brink as a result and Four Seasons will not be the last private sector operator to end up struggling after the owners borrowed heavily to buy in.
Hunt tweeted: "Disappointing news on Hinchingbrooke, but @andyburnhammp must stop playing politics – he signed off decision to allow private sector operator".
The London to Scotland rail franchise has been under the control of the Department for Transport since the previous private sector operator, National Express, pulled out in 2009.
Seizing on Burnham's previous role, Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, tweeted: "Disappointing news on Hinchingbrooke, but @andyburnhammp must stop playing politics – he signed off decision to allow private sector operator".
