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Under the simple procedure, companies go right down to the best and final offer, so every part of the deal must be negotiated before it is decided which offer is the best and final one.
At the last UK general election, the Labour party made a manifesto commitment to replace CCT with a system of best value. In 1999, the final report of the best value task force was published.
What a difference a Government that supports local comprehensive schools, backs up its support with investment, does not regard such schools as second best and expects nothing but the best from them can make.
Once the company has those rights, the day-to-day operational issues about how those rights can best be used is best discussed between Network Rail and EWS on the day, if there are specific issues to resolve.
That discussion must be based on your reducing the amount of money that you have to pay. The discussion is based around best value to the public purse—that is an important point to make—so we need to explore what options for West Lothian College provide best value.