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Government to pay £2m to settle coronavirus testing case – Yahoo News Australia
The UK has settled a lawsuit brought by a tech firm over the government’s contract bidding process.
The UK has agreed to settle a lawsuit over how it selected an IT contract for coronavirus testing at its Lighthouse labs.
The BBC understands that the settlement will cost the government up to £2m.
British company Diagnostics AI claimed it lost out to a European rival UgenTec despite spotting some positive coronavirus cases its rival missed.
It sued the government over the decision, claiming the selection process was “unfair and unlawful”.
Lighthouse labs are a UK-wide network of specialist …
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