Cefas Infrastructure to Support Future Delivery at Sea
DEFRA · DEFRA_0349_2324-Q4
Department page: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | The GMPP project is still at the planning stage (Pre-SOC or equivalent) and is not yet in a position to provide cost/schedule information | Low: 31/03/2031, Mid: 30/06/2031, High: 30/09/2031 | The GMPP project is still at the planning stage (Pre-SOC or equivalent) and is not yet in a position to provide cost/schedule information |
| March 2026 | Amber (the department's own assessment) | Low: 31/03/2032, High: 31/12/2031 | £152.89m (in 2024/25 prices) |
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 2026
Rating: The SRO Delivery Confidence Assessment for the project at FY25/26 Q4 remains Amber. This reflects ongoing discussions to secure the necessary investment for the Preferred Option and reflect the status as at March 2025.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 24/25-Q4, the project's planned end-date at 25/26-Q4 remained the same, reflecting the planned end of the design life of the current Cefas RV.
Cost: Compared to financial year 24/25-Q4, the project's departmentally agreed Whole Life Cost at 25/26-Q4 (at OBC and measured in £m) remained at £305m.
March 2025
Rating: The GMPP project is still at the planning stage (Pre-SOC or equivalent) and is not yet in a position to provide cost/schedule information
Schedule: The project's end-date at 24/25-Q4 is scheduled to be 30/06/2031. This is primarily due to the following factors This timeline is based on likely durations that are in line with industry expectations for procuring, designing and building research vessels which can only commence once funding is confirmed, with project funding awaiting confirmation.
Cost: The GMPP project is still at the planning stage (Pre-SOC or equivalent) and is not yet in a position to provide cost/schedule information
Source: NISTA Annual Report 2024-25 (data)
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