Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

It is about anticipating when services need be replaced. In many contracts, the idea of allowing an extension for a year and then a further year built into the contract at the beginning provides a buffer of two years, which should be reasonable if the original contract is a three-year contract. It almost means that, when a sizeable contract like this is put in place, the day it is in place planning to replace it must begin, and the procurement process to replace it must be planned.