Lynn Ruane (Independent)

Mr. Lowry is saying that start-ups can have the energy to create something. I am not saying that any of them are not efficient in terms of the chatbot.

What I am concerned about, however, is a process in which a start-up may involve the right person but that it then skips a tender process and is used elsewhere. Under, say, the govtech situation, even if there is an identified start-up that meets this requirement, do the witnesses agree that there still should be a tender process if Departments decide to start using specific software?