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SCOTTISH Labour branded the government “desperate” today over its decision to outsource contact-tracing to a call centre for £1.3 million.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon denied the country’s test-and-protect system was being outsourced, despite contracts being awarded to private companies to provide staff.
Motherwell-based firm Ascensos was awarded £1.3 million directly from National Services Scotland, while Barrhead Travel was awarded a contract in September to provide additional tracers, according to the Public Contracts Scotland website.
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
