Thank you.
This specific benchmarking solution was originally valued at $47 million, but then it increased to $48.8 million. Only one contract of the 19 provided any justification as to why McKinsey was the only company able to perform the necessary services. This means that $43 million was paid to McKinsey without the proper documentation. This is a theme we've seen repeatedly, unfortunately, across this government.
Do you believe it's because the departments favour McKinsey as a company in comparison to others that perform similar services?