uutils received € 99 k as "Debian Rust"

"Investment Amount
    €99,060.00
...
The project is led by an experienced Debian maintainer collaborating 
with Rust experts."[1]

"Title
 Debian Rust
...
 Short description
 Debian is one of the most popular Linux distributions. 
...
 Total value of the procurement
 Value excluding VAT: 99 000,00 EUR
...
 Date of contract award decision
 19/09/2023
...
 Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
 Official name: Les Bonnes Résolutions
 Town: Paris"[2]

"The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

 Explanation:
 The project falls under "advantageous opportunity" pursuant to Section 8 (4) No. 14 UVgO.
 The work is going to performed by long-standing Debian maintainers and 
 experts in Rust software development, for Debian with a track record of 
 almost 20 years. This is very important and crucial to the success, 
 because the Debian community has a very specific approach to outside 
 funded work and navigating decisions in this field requires a lot of experience."[2]


How exactly was this decision navigated in the Debian community?


cu
Adrian

[1] https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/coreutils
[2] https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/575072-2023