Transparency data
MOD's exceptions (ICT) to spending controls July to August 2013
Updated 14 October 2014
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| Department | Organisation Name | Project name | Basis for expenditure approval | Total Value requested (£M) | Total Value Approved (£M) | Date of approval |
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| MOD | DE&S | Microsoft software licences | Please accept this email as formal Ministerial approval for MoD’s request to spend a sum not exceeding £68.3M on Microsoft software licences. The approval was granted with the following conditions: a. MOD should conduct analysis to identify licence rationalization opportunities throughout the agreement term. b. Ongoing cost saving opportunities should be sought through alignment with the technology refresh roadmap. c. Discounts beyond those offered in the PSA12 framework should be sought via MOD contractual engagement. d. Software Asset Management processes must be strengthened to ensure the software estate is robustly managed | £78M | £68.3M | 18.7.13 |
| MOD | DE&S | Microsoft service contract | Approval is given for expenditure up to £22.307m until 31/05/2018 for a 'Premier Support' agreement with Microsoft for technical professional services, with the following condition: 1. This approval does not include expenditure required for the Microsoft Custom Support Agreement (CSA). Department to return for further approval of the CSA expenditure as required. 2. MOD review the rates in accordance with the inserted clause with the aim to further reduce costs. | £32.759M | £22.307M | 6.11.13 |
| MOD | DE&S | Base inventory & warehouse management services (BIWMS) | Spend request HMG335 : MOD : BIWMS has been approved up to 92.5m with the following conditions: - The Cabinet Office CTO officeundertakes a review of the programme - Enact recommendations and price changes further to independent benchmarking of contractor costs and manpower effort validated by MOD Cost Analysis & Assurance Service prior to contract award. - Enact recommendations further to independent benchmarking of GOLDEsp solution. - Undertake sharing/re-utilising of solution artefacts and co-ordination with other IT transformation programs across MOD and its partners. - Any further spend is submitted to Cabinet Office for further approval | £92.5M | £92.5M | 3.11.13 |