Posts by Mike Thomas

Why doesn't the Government know how much they spend? Because they ask all the non-SME's they contract with to report on how much they spend with SME's on Government contracts.

As the larger suppliers don't run accounting software that differentiates between SME vs Non SME ( or carbon emissions or ethnic backgrounds or sexual persuasion) never mind between each individual sales contract, then it's a complete guessing game.

You know how much they buy, because you can get a report for that. After that it's guess work.

It would be better if the government first decided on a target that they could measure accurately. Directly awarded contracts. They can then measure it themselves. But they would mean they couldn't fudge the figures.

SME's are very important, but using an SME should be in context. Just because you engage an SME doesn't mean it's better. it often depends on the resource required and the value add given. It's a bit like setting a target to use small spanners in a garage. So less simple nonsense targets please and more smart objectives.

Still unanswered questions

There are still 151 unanswered questions - despite the self imposed deadline for answering them passing on 19th December.

Is the procurement extended or is it at risk of being contested?

what's the issue? Could anyone be harmed by this?

As the redundancies were made after the close of the last quarter end, I would suggest that it might be a good idea to see how the next quarter's performance stands up.

It would make sense to have one network covering 98% of the land mass with high capacity and then sell capacity to operators to market. Why have four or five operators each providing a poor coverage/bandwidth?