IMO the root problem is that government projects in most countries are full of bullsh*t requirements, lack of technical depth of product owner; lots of paperwor

IMO the root problem is that government projects in most countries are full of bullsh*t requirements, lack of technical depth of product owner; lots of paperwork etc; on top of that, huge scope, long planning phases, a lot of legal risks; and also potentially some behind the scenes corruption; all of which make it unlikely for smaller, responsible, non-bullshit companies to even bother applying for such projects. The only ones who can manage all the legal things, endless spec meetings etc. before the project starts, without bleeding themselves to death, are the behemoths like Accenture and similar.