Re: still expected to take away about £1.7m
It's a much better deal than the 100K annual contract being offered to fuck up government systems for Brexit: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/17/home_office_seeks_brexit_tech_boss_doesnt_splash_the_cash/
I'd be willing to completely screw up someone's IT for anywhere upwards of 500K per annum