Key events during the procurement of the PPP contract for the NRTS overleaf

Key events during the procurement of the PPP contract for the NRTS

The procurement timetable progressively increased from 21 months to over five years and the budget increased from £3.1 million to £15.5 million

Payments to Hyder (technical advisers) per quarter year (£,000)

Payments to KPMG (financial and commercial advisers) per quarter year (£,000)

Payments to Herbert Smith (legal advisers) per quarter year (£,000)

Payments to Detica (technical advisers) per quarter year (£,000)

The cumulative spend on the four advisers (£ million)

Source: National Audit Office