The UK Government, for all its faults, is pretty good at publishing contracts it has awarded. That's why I get depressed when I see rage-bait nonsense about how companies have been award "Top Secret" deals. Right now you can go to https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk and search for whichever bête noire has you riled up. You might want to argue that the company is corrupt, incompetent, or …
Would be good if we could find out why…
Yeah, that knowledge could certainly be beneficial to us privacy freaks. I hope it comes to light at some point, though I’m not holding my breath for that outcome.