That is not quite the case, it was down to the absurd calculations and assumptions made by police officers (very likely good at Policing) who had no idea how to run this type of organisation. NPAS ended up with such a large over spend, they are having to decimate the service to an extent it will inevitably fail, just to get back on an even keel.
The failure of the fixed wing trial,
Fixed wing to come on line to cover the gaps,
Dispatch centre,
The Henlow gap,
The Met.
You could not make this stuff up!