Recommendation 9

Citing staffing problems, the contractor, Landmark Solution, did not complete the inSite project, even when granted an extension. The Cabinet Office terminated its contract with Landmark solutions in July 2022, by which point it had paid out £880,000 of the £1.3 million contract. The Cabinet Office told us that it negotiated a termination agreement with Landmark. Landmark has subsequently repaid £300,000 and the Cabinet Office has 9 Qq 10, 40–41, 50, 52 10 C&AG’s Report, 2.13 11 Q 8; C&AG’s Report, 2.13 12 C&AG’s Report, Figure 5 13 Q 13 14 Q 8 15 C&AG’s Report, 2.16. 16 Q 8 17 Q 20; C&AG’s Report, 2.14 18 2018 strategy. 19 Q 20. 20 Q 18; C&AG’s Report, Figure 7 10 Managing central government property retained the software licenses already purchased and the work Landmark has undertaken to date.21 This consists of 140 webpages that can be used to enter information about property assets.22 The Cabinet Office explained it is about to begin the process of finding a new supplier to complete the inSite system, and that the new supplier may be able to use work already completed, or it may need to start anew.23