Hmm, why not DOZENS of teams doing the same thing?
Still cheaper then assigning permanent ships to it, and avoids the politics or potential bribery of getting/keeping UWP the same/improving.
Keeps the Central bureaucracy at bay- 'oh yes we are surveying, dozens of teams on it, yes we should get results in 10 years'.
Having dozens of teams also allows for different teams to come to different conclusions and explored from all angles. More likely to get the truth of the matter and weed out teams with an agenda.
From a player perspective, fun to see something like another team- 'say, those fellows are on a survey orbit like us. What's going on?'
As the multiple team thing sinks in, inevitably there will be other teams you like or hate, and competition to get your recommendations/survey through-particularly if there is a rejection clause in the contract or a reclassification really hurts/helps planets the players are involved with....