Part 3 Several factors have contributed to the project's difficulties and there are lessons to be learned
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- DVTA's project team complied with much of what was subsequently regarded as good practice in PFI procurement
- Bids were invited on a basis that had underestimated the nature, extent and cost of the project
- Negotiations during the procurement process were protracted and difficult
- The new system was piloted before installation, but not in a 'live'environment
- DVTA has not supplied the level of examiner hours required by the contract
- DVTA has not yet decisively ascertained whether its operation of the equipment is a factor in the inability to achieve an 18-minute test
- DVTA has estimated that the deal will still represent good value for money, even if test times cannot be reduced