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Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy
Just like they have done with the NHS and PCP then
I wasn't suggesting they award a contract and collect the fines. I was merely suggesting that the government should be satisfied the contract can be delivered for the price but impose a fine structure that would benefit the government should the contact fail rather than letting the contractor walk away.
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They certainly should, and hopefully the penalty structure will be addressed by the relevant independent review, which was announced earlier this morning.
Also, I see that almost as quickly as the Government suggested it was going to nationalise the WCML a la East Coast, it has now decided to give The Bearded One his greatest wish - an extension to his existing franchise while this is worked out.
That, to me, is the best solution, as the £40 million the government is already having to pay out to reimburse the franchise bidders for their trouble will not now be compounded by a lot of unnecessary debranding/rebranding costs.