@hula @ChrisMayLA6 I'd disagree, blaming procurement rules is an easy out.

Having spent time biding on government tenders, the concept that it is an open and fair playing field that the rules meant to foster is laughable.

Split stuff down, award short cheap (less than 200k) statements of work, and you could radically change things.

Stop focusing of cost and focus on outcomes.

Rather than outsourcing to the same small number of companies, offshoring labour and delivering crap.