Part 1 The choice of a Public Private Partnership with the Airline Group

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The Department ran a competitive process

1.10 The main parties involved in the process of selecting a strategic partner for NATS are identified in Figure 7 on page 18.

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The process for selecting a partner was well planned
Though relatively few bidders responded, the last two competed strongly
After an agreement was signed with the Airline Group, the value of its bid reduced
The Department's costs were £44 million, much higher than expected
The costs of the Department's advisers
Costs were recharged to the Department by NATS and the CAA
Costs to the shortlisted bidders were high
The Award to the Airline Group was objective