Sammyez
Outstanding Member
There are still many unanswered questions where the £12Billion has been allocated for the (not so) ‘world beating test and trace programme.
As Serco's share price soars, government accused of "shovelling huge sums of public money to a handful of outsourcing companies without competition, rigour or accountability“
‘Failing’ Serco won another £57m COVID contract without competition‘
‘Outsourcing giant Serco was given a £57 million contract to run COVID testing centres across the UK without any competition, openDemocracy can reveal’
‘the government has renewed an earlier contact-tracing contract – worth a reported £410 million – despite a swelling chorus of criticism of the scheme’s failings’
‘Sage, the government’s scientific advisory team, has warned that “engagement” problems and “delays”means the track and trace system is only having a “marginal impact” on reducing the spread of the virus. Serco’s unscheduled trading statement Friday sent its shares soaring’
‘All these contracts were awarded without a competitive tender process’
‘The contracts were only published last week – despite rules stipulating that contracts must be made public within thirty days’
‘The government refused to answer questions in Parliament this monthabout when the contact-tracing contract was due to be renewed. openDemocracy’s investigationsrevealed that the contract had been renewed on 24 August for a period of eight weeks’
Revealed: ‘Failing’ Serco won another £57m COVID contract without competition
As Serco's share price soars, government accused of "shovelling huge sums of public money to a handful of outsourcing companies without competition, rigour or accountability“
‘Failing’ Serco won another £57m COVID contract without competition‘
‘Outsourcing giant Serco was given a £57 million contract to run COVID testing centres across the UK without any competition, openDemocracy can reveal’
‘the government has renewed an earlier contact-tracing contract – worth a reported £410 million – despite a swelling chorus of criticism of the scheme’s failings’
‘Sage, the government’s scientific advisory team, has warned that “engagement” problems and “delays”means the track and trace system is only having a “marginal impact” on reducing the spread of the virus. Serco’s unscheduled trading statement Friday sent its shares soaring’
‘All these contracts were awarded without a competitive tender process’
‘The contracts were only published last week – despite rules stipulating that contracts must be made public within thirty days’
‘The government refused to answer questions in Parliament this monthabout when the contact-tracing contract was due to be renewed. openDemocracy’s investigationsrevealed that the contract had been renewed on 24 August for a period of eight weeks’
Revealed: ‘Failing’ Serco won another £57m COVID contract without competition