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Hi all
Just as background I thought I would let you know what we are trying to achieve.
We are setting up a forensic investigation team in IT to support GLO to be staffed by Post Office FTCs and
Permanents. Whilst we recruit the team the secret plan is jump start the team by getting a consultancy
partner skilled in this area to in part second people and give us the wisdom of their experience to help
shape the investigation approach and target operating model. Once we are up to speed (3 months or so
estimated) we will then need external support to perform forensic and legal evidence level investigations as
and when required — which will be the subject of a second procurement.
This is less about advice and more get your sleeves rolled up and help us.
Hope that helps
Tony
From: Mark Underwood!
Sent: 14 July 2020 19:19
1Ben Foat
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Subject: RE: Computer Forensics and Digital Investigations
Thanks Liam,
I don’t think you necessarily need to exclude suppliers at this stage but once you have a preferred supplier / shortlist -
prior to appointment, I would check with the GE and Board that they are comfortable with the appointment if that
preferred supplier has been involved historically with the GLO and or its predecessors. Looking at the below list
Deloitte, Fujitsu and PA have.
I have read the requirements document but it wasn’t entirely clear what service the successful firm would be
providing. Are you able to set this out in a couple of sentences? Depending upon the nature of the work, it may be
that the business will be more / less comfortable appointing the firms mentioned above.
I also noted that it include the following statement which I’m not sure is entirely correct as the GLO was settled in
December 2019.
ly b [ j. Much of the work around this tasking
interfaces with that legal case “as such all information supplied by either of us to the other relating to
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this process will be treated in confidence and you are asked to sign the standard non-disclosure
agreement accompanying this letter, as it is specific to this purpose. Any information we supply will be
given in good faith, but the Post Office will not accept any liability for its accuracy, adequacy or
completeness. We would not expect to bear costs and expenses incurred in connection with
responding to this invitation, nor should you assume that a contract will be entered into”.
Tomorrow is difficult but if you want to chat through, I have good availability on Thursday afternoon.
Mark
Mark Underwood
Legal, Compliance & Governance
Operations Director
Ground Floor
20 Finsbury Street
London EC2Y 94Q
Mobile number:
On leave: 2, 8 & 22 July
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Sent: 13 July 2020 17:59
To: Mark Underwood) GRO
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and Digital Investigations
Mark
Please find attached the latest version of the requirements document for the proposed mini competition via lot 1 of
the HTE Digital Consultancy Solutions and Advisory Services Framework for the supply of professional services in
connection with the Post Office’s Computer Forensics and Digital Investigations partner selection exercise. Under the
terms of the framework we should now contact all of the suppliers who have been identified from the capability
matrix who are able to meet our requirements, see table below:
Atos IT Services UK Limited
BDO LLP
Berkshire Consultancy Limited
Deloitte LLP
Fujitsu Services Limited
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KPMG LLP
Liaison Financial Services Limited
Linea Partners Limited
Mason Advisory Limited
The Boston Consulting Group UK LLP
NHS Arden GEM CSU
Nous Group (UK) Limited
PA Consulting Services Limited
The Boston Consulting Group UK LLP
I will need to make a case to HTE who administer the framework as to why we want to exclude some suppliers at this
stage, this should be fairly straight forward for Fujitsu as they are the supplier who services will be subject to audit
from the service but I need a robust argument to exclude any other supplier. We can of course add to the
requirements that no person involved in who has advised any party involved in the GLO case should be included in the
supplier tender or to deliver the services.
It is worth noting the PA Consulting are amongst the market leaders in this field and provide similar services for many
parts of government including the National Counter Terrorisim Security Office.
Can you give me a call to agree how we move forward with this.
Thanks
Liam
Thanks
Liam
Liam Carroll
Head of Procurement - IT
1** Floor,
20 Finsbury Street,
London EC2Y 9AQ
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Understood and fair challenge but the board and shareholder has raised this issue and strong preference given the
optics etc.
Kind regards
Ben
Ben Foat
Group General Counsel
Ground Floor
20 Finsbury Street
LONDON
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From: Liam Carrol!
Sent: 12 July 2020 14:
To: Mark Underwood! ; Ben Foat; Tony Jowett; Kenneth Garvey
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Subject: RE: Deloitte
Mark
I think we need to be careful about excluding suppliers from participating in procurement exercises of previous
involvement in Post Office activities related to the GLO, no matter how indirectly, otherwise we will open ourselves
up to challenge.
Where there are conflicts of interest we should of course look to exclude them but we need robust reasoning that will
stand up to challenge. Do you have a list of suppliers who this would apply to together with the reasonning for that
decision. I have copied Ken into the email as he may have a view from a PCR perspective.
Thanks
Liam
Liam Carroll
Head of Procurement - IT
1% Floor,
20 Finsbury Street,
London EC2Y 9A¢
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Tony Jowett
PA Consulting were heavily involved in the Complaint Review & Mediation Scheme (one of Group Litigation
Predecessors) and as such, if this piece of work ties back to the litigation at all, it may be better — purely from an
optics points of view — to use an alternative firm.
Mark
Mark Underwood
Legal, Compliance & Governance
Operations Director
Ground Floor
20 Finsbury Street
London EC2Y 9AQ
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On leave: 2, 8 & 22 July
From: Liam Carro!
Sent: 10 July 2020 1:
To: Mark Underwood
GRO
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Subject: RE: Deloitte
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Mark
Depending on the final requirements we may use either lot 1 or 6 of the framework:
Lot 1 - Business Consultancy Solutions and Advisory Services
BDO LLP
Deloitte LLP
PA Consulting Services Limited
Lot 6 - ICT and Digital Consultancy Solutions and Advisory Services
Tony Jowett
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Deloitte LLP
Moorhouse Consulting Limited
PA Consulting Services Limited
Software Box Ltd
Please give me a call if you would like to discuss.
Thanks
Liam
Liam Carroll
Head of Procurement - IT
1** Floor,
20 Finsbury Street,
London EC2Y 9AQ
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Sent: 10 July 2020 1
Tony Jowett
Ce: Rodric Williams
Subject: RE: Deloitte
‘Graham Hemingway!
Thanks Liam — can I ask who is, as there are optics issues with a number of firms.
If you are able to share the list, I can let you know if there are any issues with them
Mark Underwood
Legal, Compliance & Governance
Operations Director
Ground Floor
20 Finsbury Street
London EC2Y 94Q
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On leave: 2, 8 & 22 July
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Subject: RE: Deloitte
Mark
Thank you, KPMG are not on the short list of suppliers for the framework we are looking to use for this requirement.
Liam
Liam Carroll
Head of Procurement - IT
1°" Floor,
20 Finsbury Street,
London EC2Y 9AQ
From: Mark Underwoo
Sent: 10 July 2020 1
Hemingway
Subject: RE: Deloitte
Hi Tony,
If it is helpful, the relationship partner at KPMG is lan.Smithy GRO
Mark Underwood
Legal, Compliance & Governance
Operations Director
Ground Floor
20 Finsbury Street
London EC2Y 94Q
Mobile number: I
On leave: 2, 8 & 22 July
From: Ben Foat
Sent: 10 July 2020 1
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Graham Hemingway
Hi Tony!
Deloitte were previously involved in GLO historically. I would prefer we didn’t given the conflict and PR challenges
accordingly. KPMG would be well placed.
Ben Foat
General Counsel
Post Office Limited
From: Tony Jowett
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2020 11:32 am
To: Ben Foat
Ce: Liam Carroll!
Subject: Deloitte
Hi Ben
Hope all's well
Liam and I are helping Jeff with a GLO-related procurement for services connected with investigations and
forensics. Is there any reason (optical or otherwise) why we cannot include Deloitte in this subject to a
successful procurement?
Many thanks
T
Tony Jowett
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Cyber Security
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