Part 2 A national standard IT system has been under development for over ten years
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In 1996 the Department decided to procure a PFI contract (the Libra project) and signed a deal with ICL in December 1998
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The Department did not maintain competitive tension throughout the procurement
The Department did not maintain competitive tension throughout the procurement
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Three potential bidders were initially interested but only two submitted proposals
The bidders' proposals differed
EDS declined to submit a bid, withdrawing from the bidding process
The Department chose ICL as the preferred bidder after assessing the problems ICL had encountered with another government IT project