The product is a vehicle. Governments are looking for an assurance. That comes from the reputation of the system integrators/contractors. That said, Birmingham

The product is a vehicle. Governments are looking for an assurance. That comes from the reputation of the system integrators/contractors. That said, Birmingham UK turned a £38 million Oracle Financials project into a £90 million failure after including re-implementation costs. That kind of stuff probably isn't replaceable, simply because they spent all the money.