I don't have an answer for you unfortunately, but can I ask if they then refunded you the cost of the priority service?
In theory they should because they can't meet it?

Just to update this for anyone currently waiting:

The COS took 9 weeks to be approved and allocated.

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has recently been granted a CoS and can advise what time the wait time was before they received from their employer? My husband's employer applied for his defined CoS at the end of June and we are still waiting for it to be approved so we can apply for his skilled worker ...