TJ
If I were a contractor who is also a Design Authority or Design Custodian, I'd realise that I know far more about running a GOCO type contract than MoD seem to, and I'd be pretty keen to get in on the act. The scope for profit is immense, given MoD shut down its department with the necessary expertise 20 years ago (June 1993). I can just imagine these bidders saying to MoD "Well, tell us what you want and how you want us to do it", when they know fine well. They'll milk MoD's ignorance for all its worth.
What staff MoD have left will be on a long learning curve as there seems no-one is left to teach them. I guess the question is, do the GOCO contractors employ a raft of existing consultants, or the MoD staffs who will be surplus when the GOCO contracts are let? High_lander said its a pretty **** time and I must agree.