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DSIT Government Major Projects Portfolio Data March 2024

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GMPP ID Number Project Name Department Annual Report Category Description / Aims IPA Delivery Confidence Assessment (A Delivery Confidence Assessment of the project at a fixed point in time, using a three-point scale, Red – Amber – Green; definitions in the IPA Annual Report on Major Projects) SRO Delivery Confidence Assessment (A Delivery Confidence Assessment of the project at a fixed point in time, using a three-point scale, Red – Amber – Green; definitions in the IPA Annual Report on Major Projects) Departmental commentary on actions planned or taken on the IPA RAG rating. Project - Start Date (Latest Approved Start Date) Project - End Date (Latest Approved End Date) Departmental narrative on schedule, including any deviation from planned schedule (if necessary) Financial Year Baseline (£m) (including Non-Government Costs) Financial Year Forecast (£m) (including Non-Government Costs) Financial Year Variance (%) Departmental narrative on budget/forecast variance for 2023/24 (if variance is more than 5%) TOTAL Baseline Whole Life Costs (£m) (including Non-Government Costs) Departmental Narrative on Budgeted Whole Life Costs TOTAL Baseline Benefits (£m) Departmental Narrative on Budgeted Benefits
BEIS_0079_2122-Q4 Matrix Cluster Transformation Programme DSIT Government Transformation and Service Delivery Not set Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests.
BEIS_0005_1920-Q4 Met Office Supercomputing 2020+ Programme DSIT ICT Delivering our future Supercomputing capability through the procurement and installation of a replacement and increased Supercomputing Capacity. This includes storage, observation networks, post processing systems and services, tooling for data exploitation delivery and support resources throughout the investment lifetime, data centre hosting, networking security services and decommissioning. Not set Amber Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the Senior Responsible Owner's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 remained at Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors. IPA Gate 4 took place in February with a Green Rating. Four recommendations were made all of which are underway. 2018-01-01 2032-07-11 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 decreased from 2032-08-11 to 2032-07-11. This is primarily due to the following factors. We have experienced substantial supplier delays which has delayed key implementation milestones. These delays have been due to supply chain issues and supplier performance. A re planning exercise is underway and we expect to have newly formalised plan by the end of April. The project end date remains the same. 100.94 47.53 -53 The budget variance exceeds 5%. This is primarily due to the following factors. The programme is underspent due to due to substantial supplier delays that have caused milestones and subsequent payments to move into later years. 1242 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 23/24-Q4 remained at 1242m. This is primarily due to the following factors. Whole life baseline costs remain unchanged, but due to significant supplier delays we are showing a reduction in the forecast as the costs are re profiled. 16802 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree monetised benefits at 2324-Q4 decreased from 17874m. to 16802m. Benefits forecast has been amended primarily based on the delays to implementation.
CO_0014_2122-Q2 National Underground Asset Register DSIT Government Transformation and Service Delivery NUAR is a new digital map of the pipes and cables beneath our feet. The service will improve the efficiency and safety of works, delivering an expected 5bn of economic growth over 10 years._x000D_ _x000D_ The NUAR MVP is now live across England and Wales and provides access to data from 192 organisations , including all major energy and water providers, such as Welsh Water, Cadent Gas and UK Power Networks, several major telecommunications companies, including CityFibre and Virgin Media O2, as well as smaller providers of these services, transport organisations and local authorities. The programme remains on track to roll out the MVP across Northern Ireland by spring 2024, and be fully operational by the end of 2025._x000D_ _x000D_ The legislative updates required to achieve the benefits of NUAR - giving users the data they need, when they need it - are being progressed through the Data Protection & Digital Information Bill. Not set Amber Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the Senior Responsible Owner's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 remained at Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors. The SRO's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 remains Amber due to delays in securing Parliamentary time to progress necessary legislative reforms to operationalise the service and realise the envisaged 490m pa benefits. The required legislative updates are now being progressed through the Data Protection & Digital Information Bill, and Royal Assent is expected in summer 2024. _x000D_ _x000D_ Despite this, overall development and roll out of the NUAR MVP is progressing, with it now live across England and Wales, and on track to be live in Northern Ireland by spring 2024, and meeting all service standards in a recent Private Beta service assessment. Engagement has focused on those asset owners whose assets are more critical to planning and executing excavations, as identified by asset owners. Requirements gathering and transitional arrangements for the programme are progressing well. 2021-09-01 2024-09-30 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 remained schedule to finish on 2024-09-30. This is primarily due to the following factors. The programme has previously reported against completion of the build phase, which is on track to complete by 30/09/24 as per the previously reported end date. The programme is now reporting it's end date as 31/03/25, which is the point by which activities to transfer the day to day running of the service from the existing commercial supplier to the long-term operator are expected to be complete. _x000D_ _x000D_ The development and roll out of the NUAR MVP remains on schedule and now provides access to data from almost 200 organisations across the whole of England and Wales, including all of the major energy and water providers, several major telecommunications companies, as well as smaller providers of these services, transport organisations and local authorities. _x000D_ _x000D_ The NUAR MVP now covers England and Wales, and is on track to complete coverage with the inclusion of Northern Ireland by spring 2024. 8.96 8.41 -6 The budget variance exceeds 5%. This is primarily due to the following factors. The programme underspend is only just above the tolerance threshold and is primarily due to the release of management reserve funds, less legal support services required than originally anticipated (i.e. a cost saving), and the Welsh Government grant not being required. Some underspend is due to a slower rate of onboarding than originally forecast. As part of the Supplementary Estimates process, the programme reprofiled budget and costs from FY23/24 into FY24/25 to ensure asset owners continue to be supported with onboarding in the short term, to build the technical capability to allow self-service of data supply in future, and for the transition of services to the long-term operator in a safe and controlled manner. 33 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 23/24-Q4 remained at 33m. This is primarily due to the following factors. During the Supplementary Estimates process the programme reprofiled budget and costs from 23/24 to 24/25. Forecast expenditure has been reprofiled into Q4 to support the transitional activities of the 'Run phase' of the programme between October 24 and March 25. 4914 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree monetised benefits at 2324-Q4 increased from 3474m. to 4914m. In FY23/24-Q1 we concluded the development of a robust evaluation framework, which was delivered by an external consultancy as per our FBC commitment to HMT, under a commission to understand how best to carry out a future impact evaluation of NUAR. The framework defines the benefits measurement methodology and it has been since applied to capture the required data to define the baseline against which benefits will be calculated._x000D_ _x000D_ In November 2023, NUAR published an Impact Assessment which updated the assumptions made in the final business case and published economic case, and increased the expected benefits from 347m p/a to 491m p/a. The difference in these figures is largely driven by a change in profiling assumptions. Simply, we now expect benefits to be realised more quickly than we did in 2021. This is due to two main factors: (1) significant progress already made in delivering the platform and onboarding asset owners with the highest value data; and (2) securing Parliamentary time to progress the necessary legislative reforms to ensure workers have complete and up to date data through the service.
DCMS_0107_2223-Q1 Open Networks Programme DSIT Infrastructure and Construction The Open Networks Research & development (R&D) fund is the 325 million government supported Programme to deliver upon the UK's 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy. The Open Networks R&D Fund aims to accelerate the development and deployment of open interface architectures, such as Open radio access network (RAN). Central to the Open Networks R&D fund is our ambition to:_x000D_ accelerate open-interface products and solutions - ensuring they are truly interoperable, performant, and sustainable - to support our long term vision for a more open and innovative telecoms market._x000D_ Incentivise and de-risk accelerated deployment in the UK - to encourage and accelerate network operators to adopt and deploy open network solutions_x000D_ Develop an internationally recognised UK telecoms ecosystem - positioning the UK as a leading global market and focus point for research into open network technology. Not set Green Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, Senior Responsible Owner's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 decreased from Amber to Green. This is primarily due to the following factors. Overall performance on the programme is positive. Small remaining issues have clear mitigation plans in place and will not materially impact the achievement of benefits expected from the programme. UKTL is an enduring facility within this Programme and it has encountered difficulty in transferring to NPL, this was completed in November '23 and additional funding for completion of the lab build has been approved from ONP underspend. There remain issues around recruitment of leadership within UKTL which remain an area of focus and cause for concern for the programme. 2021-09-01 2025-03-31 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 remained schedule to finish on 2025-03-31. This is primarily due to the following factors. The Open Networks Programme is scheduled to run until 31 March 2025 with all projects scheduled to close on or before this date. The team is working to mitigate the risk around retaining resource to this date, acknowledging that the 'hard stop' date for the end of the Programme also requires careful planning to ensure all closure activities are carried out in a controlled, timely manner. 96.1 96.7 1 The budget variance is inferior or equal to 5%. 325 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 23/24-Q4 remained at 325m. This is primarily due to the following factors. 0 The project's departmental-agree monetised benefits at 23/24-Q4 is 0m. The Open Radio Access Network (RAN) specific benefits relate to the direct benefit of increasing the adoption of Open RAN technology and number of Open RAN vendors, including competition benefits, cost efficiencies and ecosystem benefits. Programme success measures have been approved and signed off by the programme SRO and a baselining study has been completed. The success measures have taken into consideration the direct impact of the programme based on the theory of change and logic model, as well as the wider Diversification strategic objectives.
DCMS_0019_2021-Q4 Project Gigabit DSIT Infrastructure and Construction The UK Gigabit Programme (Project Gigabit) will deliver subsidised gigabit-capable broadband to hard to reach areas of the UK that would otherwise have been left behind by broadband network providers in their commercial rollout plans. There will be local, regional and cross-regional contracts available for broadband network providers of all sizes to bid for, managed through close working relationships with local authorities and the devolved administrations. This approach will be complemented by vouchers, hubs, gigabit-capable Superfast contracts and barrier busting measures to improve pace and flexibility of delivery. Amber Not set Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 remained at Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors. The Infrastructure and Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 is Amber, based on the most recent review undertaken in March 2024._x000D_ _x000D_ The review gave three recommendations. These were to develop a plan to complete remaining gigabit coverage, to develop the data strategy for both internal and external audiences, and to develop competencies for key team members including Local Delivery Leads and Contract Managers. Action is under way on each of these. 2021-04-01 2030-12-31 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 remained schedule to finish on 2030-12-31. This is primarily due to the following factors. We expect all identified areas of the UK to be under a GIS contract or within the scope of a procurement by the end of 2024. This will be complemented by continued delivery through vouchers, including extension of vouchers to urban areas. The superfast programme will continue to deliver gigabit capable coverage until scheduled completion in 2028. 423.3 149.3 -65 The budget variance exceeds 5%. This is primarily due to the following factors. Budget/ forecast variance is high on Project Gigabit as on average there has been 63 days delay on estimated planned contract start dates on GIS. North Dorset & New Forest faced delays of greater than one month, as did Cumbria. Cumbria delivery was also cut in half for 2023/24 financial year. Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk were all due to deliver premises, but none did in 2023/24 5404 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 23/24-Q4 increased from 5112m. to 5404m. This is primarily due to the following factors. based on updated delivery plans including the re-evaluation of assumptions including cost per premises and the timing of delivery. The result of these changes has still produced a forecast saving, with capital funding across the life of Project Gigabit being under 5bn. 8202 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree monetised benefits at 2324-Q4 decreased from 13509m. to 8202m. The baseline benefits have decreased by about 5bn between Q4 2022/23 and Q4 2023/24. The number of premises fell by about 650,000 which explains the reduction in benefits. The benefits per premises are about the same between the two returns, so this is reassuring. The main reason for the reduction in premises will be changes in premises that are eligible for Project Gigabit, especially GIS.
DCMS_0020_2122-Q1 Shared Rural Network DSIT Infrastructure and Construction The Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme is a 1 billion deal with the four Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) - EE, Three, Virgin Media_x000D_ O2, Vodafone - to deliver 4G coverage to 95% of UK landmass by the end of the programme, underpinned by spectrum licence obligations. The most significant coverage improvements will be in rural parts of Scotland and Wales. Uplifts in coverage during the programme will provide coverage to 280,000 premises and 16,000 km of roads. The SRN programme is split between public and privately funded elements. In line with the six year capital funding period, the legally binding spectrum obligations for the SRN must be met by January 2027 and the programme will continue to deliver coverage improvements up to that point. Whilst the programme has faced challenges and some delays, it remains on track, and both the government and MNOs are confident that this combined coverage is expected to be delivered to 95% of UK geography by the end of 2025. Not set Amber Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the Senior Responsible Owner's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 remained at Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors. The SRN Programme team has resolved all the recommendations in the November 2022 Gateway 0 Review. Some of these focused on the relationship with the Home Office (HO) and the key commercial site share agreement between the mobile network operators and the Home Office; significant progress has been made in both areas - the MSSA is signed by all parties. The relationship with HO is much stronger, underpinned with stronger Governance and improved information sharing. The Programme has also continued evolving into delivery phase; the team has increased project delivery skills through successfully onboarding of new staff, with some joining from sponsorship and/or grant-distributing programmes. _x000D_ Since the review in November 2022, the NAO has conducted a review of the SRN programme. Key recommendations centred on improving data sharing and ensuring maximal benefit for public money. BDUK is undertaking steps to act on these, working with its delivery partners. 2020-03-11 2040-03-11 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 remained schedule to finish on 2040-03-11. This is primarily due to the following factors. The current Grant Agreement notes funding up to and including FY 2040/41. The Transparency Notice was published on 11/03/2021, stating that SRN will start in February 2021 and is a 20 year programme. Publication of the Transparency Notice was delayed due to ongoing Brexit negotiations spilling over from 2020 to 2021. Funding could not be released until the Notice had been published and this in turn required changes to the Grant Agreement. 62.4 15.21 -76 The budget variance exceeds 5%. This is primarily due to the following factors. Underspend in the current financial year due to reprofiling and slippage into later financial years of the programme. 512 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 23/24-Q4 remained at 512m. This is primarily due to the following factors. The increase is due to rounding. 1351 Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree monetised benefits at 23/24-Q4 remained at 1351m. The Shared Rural Network Programme's monetised benefits baseline and forecasts have been provided. These numbers were both generated for the Full Business Case in February 2020. Work to quantify the benefits involved a comprehensive literature review looking at the potential benefits of mobile coverage, before generating a shortlist of viable use cases and monetising them. Work is currently underway to improve our benefits predictions for the Shared Rural Network.