Courtesy of Poidster9 Feb 2022 08:56
Once deployed, there were issues, regarding the usability, so, they developed Promate to over come these issues and it worked like a charm, well done Novacyt.
Now DHSC wanted Promate, fine ok, Novacyt said, as per contract, they could have it, AFTER they had used the previous Exsig.
DHSC, were entitled to upgrade, to Exsig, again as per contract. However, this was as well as, not instead of. So, once the Exsig, had been used up, yeah sure you can replace it with Promate, no issues.
DHSC imo, dont have a leg to stand on, they approved Exsig and took delivery of it. Weaknesses in Exsig were quickly pointed out and Novacyt responded admirably.
This doesnt absolve DHSC of their commitments, Novacyt, could have done nothing and just said, you knew, what you were buying. But no, Novacyt, did the decent thing and addressed the problem.
The DHSC reneged and said we now dont want what we bought, we want the better version.
Okay, but you need to pay for what you have bought. DHSC said no, and the dispute. They also reneged on phase 2?
My opinion now is that the DHSC are a bunch of untrustworthy crooks (those words are, probably why it got taken down?) not honoring deals made in good faith, and now throwing Companies who stepped up to help, under the £350 mil per week Boris bus?
If this goes to court, there will be no way, the DHSC could win this, in his/her opinion?
nb: please excuse the minor word add in's