Thursday 1 July 2010

Swine flu: a £1.2billion lesson in how not to negotiate contracts

Telegraph
"..One of the main reasons for this astronomical cost is that the then government signed contracts with drug companies that had no effective get-out clauses. That should surprise no-one. The Department of Health is one of the world’s biggest purchasers and should be able to drive the hardest of bargains with suppliers. Instead, as in this case, it doesn’t even seem to make the effort. Awash with taxpayer’s money for the past decade, it has been quite content to shovel vast sums into the coffers of the drug companies, no questions asked. Shouldn’t some heads roll over this?"

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