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Approved consultancy exceptions – July to December 2012
Updated 5 December 2014
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| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Q2 July – Sept 12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Department | Basis for Exception | Value | Approval month | ||||
| DWP | Key to front line service delivery | £89,750 | Jul-12 | ||||
| DWP | Key to Primary legislation | £250,000 | Sep-12 | ||||
| DWP | Key to delivery of Primary legislation | £120,000 | Sep-12 | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Q3 Oct – Dec 12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Department | Basis for Exception | Value | Approval month | ||||
| DWP | Key to delivery of Primary legislation | £40,000 | Oct-12 | ||||
| DWP | Key to delivery of Primary legislation | £750,000 | Oct-12 | ||||
| Not set | Key to delivery of front line delivery | £1,000,000 | Nov-12 | ||||
| Not set | Key to delivery of Primary legislation | £450,000 | Nov-12 | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Property | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Q3 Oct – Dec 12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| Department | Organisation Name | Property | Basis for Exception | Value | Approval month | ||
| DWP | Work Services Directorate | Burslen Enterprise Centre, Moorland Road Burslem Stoke on Trent | Approval to let a short term contract with a Local Authority | £30,000 | Sep-12 | ||
| DWP | Work Services Directorate | Carrick Buildings, Henrietta Street, Girvan | Approval to let a short term contract with a Local Authority | £12,565 | Sep-12 | ||
| DWP | Work Services Directorate | Ludlow Library and Museum Resource Centre | Approval to let a short term contract | £9,000 | Sep-12 | ||
| DWP | Work Services Directorate | Droitwich Library, Victoria Square, Droitwich Spa WR9 8DQ | Approval to let a short term contract | £7,500 | Sep-12 | ||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Comms | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Department | Organisation Name | Basis for Exception | Value | Approval Month | Not set | ||
| DWP | Pensions Regulator | Where government has a legal duty to provide people with information, such as changes to legislation or public services | £231,000 | September | Not set | ||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Recruitment | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Q2 July – Sept 12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Department, Agency or NDPB | Numbers of exemptions approved and grade for the Period 01/07/12 to 30/09/12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | AA/AO | EO | HEO/SEO | Grade 6/7 | SCS level | Other | TOTAL |
| DWP Corporate Centre | Not set | Not set | 2 | 5 | Not set | Not set | 7 |
| Shared Services | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Operations | 197 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 |
| CMG (now part of DWP 1.8.12) | 212 | Not set | Not set | 3 | Not set | Not set | 215 |
| HSE | Not set | Not set | 50 | 2 | 1 | Not set | 53 |
| The Pensions Regulator | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 48 | 48 |
| NEST/PADA | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 21 | 21 |
| Independent Review Service | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Remploy Ltd | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 33 | 33 |
| The Pensions Advisory Service | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 8 | 8 |
| Pensions Ombudsman | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 1 | 1 |
| Pensions Protection Fund Ombudsman | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Pensions Protection Fund | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Independent Living Fund | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Equality 2025 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Industrial Injuries Advisory Council | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Social Security Advisory Committee | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Not set | 409 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 111 | 599 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Q3 Oct – Dec 12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Department, Agency or NDPB | Numbers of exemptions approved and grade for the Period 01/10/12 to 31/12/12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | AA/AO | EO | HEO/SEO | Grade 6/7 | SCS level | Other | TOTAL |
| DWP Corporate Centre | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | Not set | Not set | 26 |
| Shared Services | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Operations | 1023 | 181 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 1204 |
| CMG (now part of DWP 1.8.12) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 23 | 23 |
| HSE | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 78 | 78 |
| The Pensions Regulator | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 29 | 29 |
| NEST/PADA | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 47 | 47 |
| Independent Review Service | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 4 | 4 |
| Remploy Ltd | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 3 | 3 |
| The Pensions Advisory Service | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 | 0 |
| Pensions Ombudsman | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 | 0 |
| Pensions Protection Fund Ombudsman | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 3 | 3 |
| Pensions Protection Fund | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Independent Living Fund | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Equality 2025 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Industrial Injuries Advisory Council | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Social Security Advisory Committee | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 |
| Not set | 1029 | 182 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 187 | 1417 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
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| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Departmental Public Bodies: these do not apply the same grade structure as the Department. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| ICT Q 2 & Q3 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Organisation Name | Basis for Exception | Value requested | Value Approved | Approval month | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Fraud & Error Programme | Technical Options for a new Referral Case Management System to support the Integrated Risk Intelligence Service. | £0.9m | £0.9m | Jul-12 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Fraud & Error Programme | Additional scope for IT and Business Requirements to enable the Integrated Risk Intelligence Service. | £2.7m | £2.6m | Aug-12 | |||
| Personal Independence Payments Programme | Funding was requested and approved in three stages | £40.5m (£39.2m delivery of PIP R1 items + £1.3m for PIP IA) for the period from 1st July and 31st October 2012 | £8m advance of funding pending consideration of the full application | Jul-12 | |||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | The application for funding of £40.5m was submitted to Cabinet Office to enable continued delivery of the PIP IT system from 1st July 2012 covered: 1. The continued delivery of the new PIP IT system. 2. The continued delivery of changes required to be made to existing benefit IT systems. 3. The continued building and provision of test environments. 4. A further commitment to the procurement of User Licences. 5. Continued work to determine the specification of the IA Tool. | Not set | Not set | Not set | |||
| Personal Independence Payments Programme | Cabinet Office approved £27.4m for delivery of PIP R1 for the period to 30th June 2012 to cover multiple contracts. The application for funding of £40.5m was submitted to Cabinet Office to enable continued delivery of the PIP IT system from 1st July 2012 covered: 1. The continued delivery of the new PIP IT system. 2. The continued delivery of changes required to be made to existing benefit IT systems. 3. The continued building and provision of test environments. 4. A further commitment to the procurement of User Licences. 5. Continued work to determine the specification of the IA Tool. | NA - Continued consideration of the application for £40.5m for the period from 1st July 2012 to 31st October 2012. | £32.5m. This approval together with the £8m advance, resulted in a total approval of £40.5m. (£39.2m for delivery of PIP R1 + £1.3m for PIP IA) | Jul-12 | |||
| Personal Independence Payments Programme | Cabinet Office approved £40.5m for delivery of PIP R1 for the period to 30th September 2012 for the delivery of the PIP IA and to 31st October 2012 for the delivery of PIP R1 to cover multiple contracts. The application for funding of £13.2m was submitted to Cabinet Office to enable continued delivery of the PIP IA from 1st October 2012 to 30th April 2013 and covered: 1. The continued delivery of the design of the IA Tool. 2. Initial analysis to determine the requirements to change existing benefit systems and the new PIP system to ensure information can be transferred and shared as required between computer systems and the IA Tool. | £13.2m for PIP IA for the period from 1st October 2012 to 30th April 2013 | £10m. £9.5m for PIP IA + £0.5m to comply with the Cabinet Office request for acceleration of the digital strategy. This funding to be used as an interim to cover the month of October, pending further consideration of the request for £13.2m | Sep-12 | |||
| Shared Services | Resource Management System upgrade | £ 4.3m | £ 4.3m | Jul-12 | |||
| Universal Credit Programme | This covers the design, build and test of the transaction monitoring service element of Cerberus. (an effective Cyber Defence solution) | £6m | £6m | Aug-12 | |||
| Universal Credit Programme | Core IT solution | £ 17.2m | £ 17.2m | Sep-12 | |||
| Universal Credit Programme | Core IT solution - Secure enclave. | £12.6m | £12.6m | Aug-12 | |||
| Universal Credit Programme | Core IT Solution | £14.5m | £14.5m | Oct-12 | |||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Universal Credit Programme | Core IT Solution | £26m | £26m | Nov-12 | |||
| Personal Independence Payments Programme | Core IT | £8.2m | £8.2m | Oct-12 | |||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Personal Independence Payments Programme | Core IT and Assessors | £35.6m | £35.6m | Nov-12 | |||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | |||||
| DWP Shared Services | On-Boarding of the Health and Safety Executive | £1.6m | £1.6m | Nov-12 | |||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||||
| Health and Safety Executive | IT Services new contract | £22.0m | £22.0m | Dec-12 | |||
| Child Maintenance Group | 2012 Scheme Application Maintenance | £7.5m | £7.5m | Nov-12 | |||
| Child Maintenance Group | 2013 Scheme - ICT 5 | £10.6m | £10.6m | Nov-12 |