However, MOD managed to negotiate Modus down by £4 million in the closing stages

2.26  Although Modus had increased its price after becoming preferred bidder, MOD succeeded in securing a late price reduction from Modus. MOD negotiated with Modus and succeeded in persuading Modus to reduce its price by £4 million on the day of financial close to bring its bid below the average expected cost shown by MOD's public sector comparator. After this negotiation, the net increase to Modus' price since becoming preferred bidder was £99 million.