The Agency considered whether the commercial exploitation of their expertise should be linked with the new arrangements for delivering IT services as a single project. Their deliberations would have been reinforced by a detailed appraisal of the potential market for the Agency's systems and expertise. (Paragraphs 1.18-1.21, 4.34-4.36)
Commercial exploitation of the Agency's expertise was a new venture and this element of the project discouraged some bidders who were confident in their ability to supply IT services but not the sale of radio spectrum management expertise. Where deals break new ground in this way a robust supporting business case might provide assurance to prospective bidders, rather than relying on untested assumptions of market potential. (Paragraph 2.18)