Successful partnership on scope changes will depend on clear accountability and the parties acting in a spirit of partnership

7  At the time of contract signature, there was more than one point of administrative accountability within LUL for many issues. This contrasted with the situation of one point of accountabilty within an Infraco. LUL has since sought to make accountability for decisions more transparent, in order that scope changes and other partnership issues are efficiently managed. Tube Lines reports that the new management of LUL is placing increased emphasis on developing pragmatic solutions.

8  LUL's pragmatic approach puts pressure on the Infracos to respond with a "win-win" approach to discussions on scope changes so that they do not seek to exploit, and are seen not to exploit, their position as sole or first choice supplier.