Internal Costs for all bidders

Staff Costs, including accommodation, clerical support, expenses and printing. Tuberail

External Costs

Includes Asset Management, Financial, Legal, Technical, Public Relations, Human Resources, Risk Assessment and other Due Diligence.

Lead firms include Linklaters, Allen & Overy, Arthur Anderson, S&P and Moody's.

Amount Paid

Following a claim by Tuberail in September 2002, the London Transport Board agreed to full payment of the £11 million requested. This was based on accepting that Tuberail had diligently followed London Underground's instructions during a prolonged bidding process.