BT to sue NHS Scotland for £20m in damages after losing out on £110m contract

Sooraj Shah
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Telecoms giant was not allowed a second run at SWAN procurement process

BT will embark on legal proceedings against NHS Scotland after losing its bid to have a second chance at the £110m Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) contract that it had initially lost out on. T...

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