(28 Jul 2014, 8:37 pm)gtom wrote To be fair to GCT here, there's something flawed.
If I want a job done in my house I get quotes. But I don't award the job of repointing brickwork on my entire house to the company with 1 man and a mini grinder...its just common bloody sense
But at the same time, Nexus' hands are tied to an extent. Because the contract is of a value where it has to go through European procurement (i.e. via the OJEU), the "lowest cost" or "most economically advantageous tender" has to be chosen. In my view, the former is always going to be the one coming in to play, as the latter is open to massive interpretation. Stagecoach could provide an all singing dancing whistling service, but if it's going to cost them 1k more a month than GCT can provide for a basic (but compliant) service, then we all know who's going to get it.
That's my understanding anyway?