I would personally rather have a SIG than a Glock, but i can understand their decision. First off you have the bottom line that the Glock is cheaper. I would also say that it is more idiot proof for a mass issue service weapon than the SIG requiring less training, along with less to possible go wrong.
The Glock is also arguably tougher and more reliable than the SIG, and I think this is one of the underlying reasons for not going for a proper order of P226s. The current UOR P226s that the UK got are absolutely knackered, and the magazines in particular cannot be filled to capacity or else they bind up and fail to feed. This is mostly due to the fact that the pistols have been intensively used and shared around, and the magazines were commercial OTS rather than mil-spec, but it still may have left a bad impression in terms of durability.
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