I've been in this job for two years. I did other work before then. We have tried very much to apply procurement best practices to this procurement, as we have done to many others. That includes robust industry engagement, understanding what the client department's needs are but also going out and talking to industry. That means not just the prime manufacturers but also the entire supply chain. We ask how we can structure this for the benefit of all of the supply chain, making sure that we're maximizing industrial and technological benefits. What is the best way to procure?
One of the things that we look at these days in procurement processes is pre-qualification processes to make sure we're talking to serious bidders who actually want to submit a bid, making sure we focus the requirements and make it easy for them to submit bids. We will consult with them, share drafts, and requests for proposal to make sure we get the maximum number of compliant bids in a reasonable time. We try to do these as rapidly as possible, but we also need to give industry time to consult with their supply chains, to consider whether or not they're going to bid, and to submit robust bids.