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The rule of law is a luxury the UK can no longer afford as it grapples with Brexit, according to procurement professionals.
As claims of illegality shadow the procurement process for Seaborne Freight’s ferry contract, Chartered Institute of Procurement Specialists’ economist John Glen told The Loadstar: “We have to ask whether the ferry services solve the problem government is grappling with, regardless of the legality of this move and the timing for any potential challenge.
“Because even if the companies have access ...
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Richard M
February 06, 2019 at 1:27 pmHmm, perhaps look more closely at who is behind ‘Seaborne Freight’. It’s been around for years as a website, but made absolutely no progress at all in actually getting a service going, and shown no evidence that it has the skills and resources ever to do so.
Ironically both Mr Grayling and Seaborne Freight would probably welcome a legal battle because it would provide an indefinite excuse not to provide the service it has seemingly been commissioned.