MODNET EVOLVE
MOD · MOD_0110_1718-Q1
Department page: Ministry of Defence
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Red (NISTA's independent assessment) | Exempt under Section 26 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Defence) | Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. |
| March 2025 | Amber (NISTA's independent assessment) | Section 26 - Defence | £370.68m (price basis not stated) |
| March 2026 | Green (NISTA's independent assessment) | 31 July 2026 | £309.19m (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: Compared to financial year 24/25 Q4, the NISTA/SRO Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating at 25/26 Q4 increased to Green. This is primarily due to the following factors. 1. The completion of the migration of all 180,000 OFFICIAL Tier users worldwide to the new MODNET OFFICIAL service, the completion of the migration of the 20,000 SECRET Tier users worldwide to the new MODNET SECRET service, and the planned closure of the programme by July 2026.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 24/25-Q4 the programme's end date at 25/26-Q4 remained the same at 31/07/2026.
Cost: Compared to financial year 24/25-Q4, the projects departmental-agreed forecast Whole Life Cost at 25/26-Q4 (measured in £m) decreased from £370.68M to £262.10M. This is primarily due to the following factors. 1. Three projects have been transferred from the core MODNET Evolve change programme to the respective System Owners who are responsible for runing and introducng routine updates to the platforms.
March 2025
Rating: Compared to financial year 23/24-Q4, the Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 24/25-Q4 increased from RED to AMBER. This is primarily due to the following factors. The migration of all 200,000 Official Tier users worldwide to the new service is underway and will complete in the next financial year. The End User Services (SECRET) contract has been placed and all SECRET Tier users will be migrated to the new service by June 2025, and over 95% of users have moved to the new Managed Print Service which will be completed by July 2025.
Schedule: Section 26 - Defence
Cost: The project's departmentally agreed Whole Life Cost at 24/25-Q4 (measured in £m) is 370.681 This is primarily due to the following factors. Departmental financial pressures have reduced the programme’s budget in FY 24/25 and FY 25/26.
Source: NISTA Annual Report 2024-25 (data)
March 2024
Rating: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 is Red. This is primarily due to the following factors. The IPA’s review, conducted ten months previously in May 23, assessed that while there is greater delivery confidence with the MODNet Official project there remains uncertainty with the strategic alignment of the Future SECRET project which may, as a result, encounter delays with the Outline Business Case submission. The SROs 23/24-Q4 Delivery Confidence Assessment of Amber was confirmed by the IPA the following month, in April 2024 when an Assurance Review recognised the significant progress made against the Action Plan.
Schedule: Exempt under Section 26 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Defence)
Cost: Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests.
Source: IPA Annual Report 2023-24 (data)
Names, figures, dates, ratings and commentary are as the department reported them. Where a rating, cost or date is withheld, the file’s wording is shown. Every major project →