Yes, because I'd make damn sure that it was clear up front that if they didn't deliver the thing on time, to spec and on budget, they'd get sod all money out of me!
MRA4 was due to enter service 2003, first flight was 2004. Compare that with Boeing 787 & Airbus A380 delays and these are far bigger manufacturers, I'd say up to that point BAE did rather well considering the **** they were trying to convert. Both sides were responsible for the delays thereafter.
The biggest losers are the poor sods who are losing their jobs over this and of course the tax payer who foots the bill. The BAE fat cats & the MOD consistently ignored those who knew how to build aircraft (the guys on the shop floor), changing specs, changing mission needs and generally moving the goal posts at a whim.
It's a sad state of affairs and the crux is we wont have learned a damned thing......history shows this.