Originally Posted by High_lander
There seems to be an air at ABW that so long as it's procured, that's all that matters; the support or the dirty "in service" bit is lost on many at ABW.
I had a genuine hope that when the DLO was formed, the blinkered attitude to in service support that was commonplace in the DPA would fade away. Did it buggery. The Contractor hangs on a "support" bonus in the buy price and the Procurers instantly smile and pat their own backs on a "good deal". How else would certain Survey Vessels be supported from initial buy and, now, pooled stock that cost more outside the original support provisioning contract? How else would a certain renowned engine manufacturer agree to support and store Nuclear Steam Raising Plant to then rent storage space off DES's own Defence Storage and Distribution Agency? Up until then, double accounting was against the rules.
All we had to do is mend what we have; not compound yet more commercial cream skimming. S Pepys must be spinning in his grave like V Boat's INS.