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Government Major Projects Portfolio data for DCMS 2013
Updated 24 May 2013
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| Project name | World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre | Broadband Delivery Programme | Mobile Infrastructure Project | Spectrum Clearance and Awards Programme | Urban Broadband Fund - Super-connected City Initiative | The Tate Modern Project |
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| Department | DCMS | DCMS | DCMS | DCMS | DCMS | DCMS |
| MPA RAG rating (A Delivery Confidence Assessment of the project at a fixed point in time, using a five-point scale, Red – Amber/Red – Amber – Amber/Green – Green; definitions in the MPA Annual Report) | Amber/Green | Amber/Red | Amber | Amber | Amber/Red | Not set |
| Description / aims | The World Conservation & Exhibitions Centre (WCEC) is a £135 million project to provide 17,000 square metres of space within the British Museum for exhibitions, conservation, scientific research, logistics and storage. It has been designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. The WCEC will ensure the Museum maintains its position as a leading institution for the study of human culture, in London, the United Kingdom and the World. Through an upgrade of key facilities, the development will address urgent needs in terms of the BM’s infrastructure and will provide a new exhibition space, state-of-the-art conservation and science laboratories and studios, world-class accommodation for the study collection, as well as facilities to support the BM’s extensive UK and international loan programmes. It will allow the BM to enhance the visitor and exhibition experience, lend more artefacts and most importantly continue to preserve the collection for future generations. | To ensure the rapid roll-out of broadband across the country in support of economic growth, including in rural areas | To facilitate the extension of mobile voice coverage to up to 60,000 premises and ten key roads where existing mobile coverage is poor or non-existent. | To make the 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands available, by clearing existing users and holding an auction for new licences, for the competitive provision of next generation wireless broadband services across the whole of the UK as soon as practically possible (extending across as much of the UK as possible by end 2013), with minimal restriction, whilst appropriately mitigating and managing the risk of harmful interference to neighbouring spectrum users. To deliver SCAP within the SCAP budget set by Government. | To support around 20 cities to create areas of high speed fixed broadband and mobile connectivity. | The project aims to create more space to welcome people and to create a wide range of high quality social spaces where people can congregate relax and reflect. To place learning at the heart of the institution and to open visual learning to different audiences in a range of spaces available to accommodate the increasingly wide range of works in he Collection. To create a new public route across the Turbine Hall open 12 hours a day, linking the City of London and river walkway with the heartland of Southwark. To transform Tate Modern's setting and its relationship with the locality through transforming the public realm and landscape to the South and West. The building will be a model of environmental sustainability, setting new benchmarks for museums and galleries in the UK. |
| Departmental narrative, actions on Delivery Confidence Assessment | Not set | As of 25/03/13 State Aid approval gained 20/11/12. Currently the supplier dates for implementation of some final connections stretch beyond March 2015 and BDUK are working with suppliers to draw these back where possible. | As of 25/03/13 Project significantly de-risked by agreement between major Mobile Network Operators to share the infrastructure running costs. In final stage of procurement we fully expect to award contract to timetable. Will then agree rollout timescales with MIP provider. | As of 25/03/2013 Ofcom successfully completed the auction in February 2013. On 1 March licensees were awarded to the winning bidders. Total proceeds from the auction were £2,368,273,322. | As of 25/03/13 The funding allocations for the Wave 1 cities have been published. Successful Wave 2 cities were announced in December 2012. The Government is working with the EU Commission and suppliers to agree the State aid strategy for infrastructure build and a connection voucher scheme | Not set |
| Project - start date | 31/03/2008 | 01/05/2011 | 03/10/2011 | 22/06/2011 | 26/06/2012 | 01/01/2010 |
| Project - end date | 01/04/2014 | 31/03/2015 | 31/03/2015 | 31/12/2014 | 31/03/2015 | 01/05/2015 |
| Departmental narrative on schedule, including any deviation from planned schedule | Not set | As of 25/03/13 Procurement Pipeline running on schedule - Of the 43 projects 26 are in procurement and 17 are now in implementation. Two projects have live cabinets. | As of 25/03/13 State aid clearance gained 06/12/12. Agreements signed between major Mobile Network Operators in January. Invitation To Tender issued 31/01/13. Bids received 08/03/13. Contract award expected early May. | As of 25/03/2013 Government has been working with suppliers closely with the aim of accelerating the activities to clear remaining users out of the 4G spectrum. A tight timetable with no contingency is in place for making the 2.6GHz band available in London and the South East by end June and the rest of the UK by late 2013/early 2014. There are risks to delivery of this accelerated timetable that we are managing. The 800MHz band is now effectively usable and work is underway to find new homes for those services moving. | As of 25/03/13 The programme is scheduled to be completed by March 2015. Delivery by this date is dependent on resolution of State aid issues and supplier implementation timeframe. | The opening date range mid-May to mid-September 2015 |
| 2012/13 Budget (£million) | 0.00 | 91 | 12.5 | 116.40 | 10 | 5.34 |
| 2012/13 Forecast (£million) | 0.00 | 91 | 4.5 | 101.99 | 0 | 5.34 |
| Total budgeted whole life costs (£million) (including non-government costs) | 135 | 529 | 154.5 | 281.2 | 150 | 214.997 |
| Departmental narrative on budget/forecast variance for 2012/13 (if variance is more than 5%) | Not set | As of 25/03/13 The 12/13 budget is now £12m and the forecast is £10m. Projected spend in 12/13 is less then originally forecast owing to the delays in gaining State aid. DCMS has agreed a budget re-profile with HMT which has brought the budget profile into line with forecast expenditure. | As of 25/03/13 The 12/13 budget is now £10m and the forecast is zero. Projected spend in 12/13 is less then originally forecast. The MIP was a highly complex proposal, needing the detailed agreement of the MNOs and Government to allow it to proceed. It took a little longer than we had hoped to reach a position which was acceptable to all. DCMS has agreed a budget re-profile with HMT which has brought the budget profile into line with forecast expenditure. | Completion of Ofcom's quarterly review in July produced a £2.7m decrease in capital. | As of 25/03/13 Spend in 12/13 is less than originally forecast owing to the need to refocus the cities' plans in light of the difficulties in gaining EU State Aid approval. DCMS has agreed a budget re-profile with HMT which has brought the budget profile into line with forecast expenditure. | Not set |
| Departmental narrative on budgeted whole life costs | Not set | As of 25/03/2013 the whole life cost is approximately £1.8 bn. Cost figure is an estimate based on expected public and private sector contributions. | DCMS funding will cover the capital cost requirements to build the masts. Operating costs will be the responsibility of the supplier. | Contingency of approximately 5% on capital is confirmed as being available towards the end of the Programme. | Total costs for building and operating the infrastructure will depend on the model followed by each local project. | Not set |
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