iv.  Recognising the importance of aspects such as alignment of business interests, trust-based relationships and effective collaboration but also building in contractual protections

The Agency developed a good understanding of the key elements necessary for a successful partnership and applied these successfully to the arrangements with their partner. While making the establishment of the partnership a priority, the Agency prudently agreed a contractual framework such that delivery of satisfactory services was not solely dependent on a collaborative relationship with CMG. (Paragraphs 3.1-3.2, 3.12-3.15)

As regards the key issue of the untested commercial exploitation of the Agency's systems and expertise, the Agency built in to the contract an opportunity on the second anniversary of the contract for either party to terminate the arrangement if the venture is unlikely to become profitable. (Paragraph 4.33)