To be honest Phil, I don't even understand what it is we're looking at.
"Maintenance packages" ... what does
that mean? I suppose we could guess, but guessing doesn't really cut the mustard with stuff like this, does it?
Does it mean PM, on-site, resident engineers ... or what?
Who provides the resources (workshop(s)
etc.) ... how? To what level? And where?
What sort of level of service are we talking about? Techs on site? PM to manufacturers' recommendations
etc., etc. (the list is endless).
And what are those prices? Or, put another way:- how can anyone tender if prices are already given?
All very strange, in my opinion.
But what I
do know is that anyone would be taking a gigantic risk on bidding on anything like that without first visiting the site(s) (and it could even depend upon where they actually are), taking an inventory of the kit and assessing its condition.
Privatisation? Not really. Someone putting out feelers ... or simply a "fishing" exercise, perhaps.
