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    Cap'n this is a failure of governance by the civil service rather than Government.

    The procurement process and rules used to obtain tenders for and award contracts by government are so hide bound with rules that it beggars belief. There was a clear failure of this process when the contract for HS2 and later contracts were awarded, all post major profit warnings and progressive delays and re-scheduling of completion dates on existing government contracts. Whether our politicians should or shouldn't have picked this up is moot, however the relevant government procurement and contract compliance teams most certainly should have and alarm bells should have been ringing in Whitehall for the best part of 18 months.

    If there are lessons here they are around how government, issues tenders, assesses tenders, carries out due diligence, awards contracts, contractual terms, performance monitoring and contract compliance. Though these are lessons that Whitehall has ignored from PFI, rail franchising, NHS privatisation etc. so dont hold your breath and expect any changes.

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