Workplace and Facilities Management
DEFRA · DEFRA_0012_2122-Q2 · Last reported March 2024
Department page: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Green (the department's own assessment) | 31 October 2024 | £855m (price basis not stated) |
Each year’s cost is shown with its price basis. Costs are not compared between years: the March 2024 and March 2025 reports state no price basis, and from March 2026 costs are in 2024/25 prices.
The department’s commentary
This is the department’s own commentary. It may use different prices from the table above, so its figures may not match.
March 2024
Rating: 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. The Project is reporting a green delivery confidence, following the successful Phase 1 Go Live on February 1st and remains on track to meet the Phase 2 Go Live milestone on April 1st. _x000D_ _x000D_ Focus, remains on addressing challenges and optimizing operational processes with ISS to ensure the complex requirements of the estate are understood, reducing the likelihood of risk on day one. Through implementing a range of engagement methodologies individual stakeholder and ALB requirements are understood in full, helping to ensure a seamless transition into the new contract. Work continues on the Soft Landings phase for stabilization and transformation activities.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 remained schedule to finish on 2024-10-31. This is primarily due to the following factors. The Project remains on track to go live with the new contract in full for April 1st 2024. Once this milestone has been achieved, the Project will commence its Soft Landings Phase. This phase is expected to conclude in Autumn 2024, with the final closure review by Investment Committee - currently scheduled for the start of October 24.
Cost: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 23/24-Q4 decreased from 866m. to 855m. This is primarily due to the following factors. The baseline whole life cost figure is reported as the Full Business Case setting out a position of 855.02, which sets out preferred supplier cost. It is suspected that through the reconciliation, and true up processes subsequent to the Projects go live this may change as provisions become actualised.
Source: IPA Annual Report 2023-24 (data)
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