The county council said the dispute was over procurement quality and what payments Southwest One was entitled to.

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She stressed the importance of procurement by local authorites being more based on quality and outcomes rather than just cost.

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She insisted providers adhered to stringent "procurement policies and procedures for sourcing and ensuring quality control of food products for school menus".

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As the "host organ procurement organization, " LifeQuest was responsible for the quality of the organs it offered when it posted their availability on a national database maintained by the United Network for Organ Sharing.

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