Yes, thank you.
This was a concerning finding for us in this report. As the procurement ombudsman said earlier at this meeting, it is not uncommon for suppliers to be engaged with people in departments and agencies. What has to be protected, though, is the integrity of procurement processes, in particular making sure an advantage isn't achieved by a contractor working with people who are establishing future procurement processes.
In this case, the contractor was involved and had knowledge of particular requirements that ultimately made it into the request for proposals in the competitive contract. That, in our view, should not happen.