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MOJ · MOJ_0049_2122-Q3
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| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Green (the department's own assessment) | 29 October 2027 | £206m (price basis not stated) |
| March 2025 | Amber (the department's own assessment) | 30 November 2027 | £385.21m (price basis not stated) |
| March 2026 | Green (the department's own assessment) | 14 July 2028 | £184.56m (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 Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating at 25/26-Q4 has increased to Green. This is primarily due to increased time contingency within plans, and significant activities being either complete or in progress in line with project plans.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 24/25-Q4, the project's end date at 25/26-Q4 changed from 30/11/27 to 14/07/2028. This is primarily due to revision of planned activity timelines to increase contingency based on insights from lessons learned.
Cost: Compared to financial year 24/25-Q4, the project's Whole Life Costs at 25/26-Q4 have decreased from £385.21m to £184.56m. This is primarily due to significant savings following approval of Full Business Case. All costs have been reported in 2024/25 base prices in line with NISTA requirements. This is a change from previous years where costs were reported in nominal prices. All costs reflect this accounting reduction regardless of any actual changes.
March 2025
Rating: Compared to financial year 23/24-Q4, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 24/25-Q4 decreased from GREEN to AMBER. This is primarily due to the following factors‚ Timetable risks due to complexity of multiple procurements mobilisations and limited schedule contingency.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 23/24-Q4, the project's end-date at 24/25-Q4 increased from 29/10/2027 to 30/11/2027. This is primarily due to the following factors‚ Timetable risks due to complexity of multiple procurements mobilisations.
Cost: Compared to financial year 23/24-Q4, the project's departmentally agreed Whole Life Cost at 24/25-Q4 (measured in £m) increased from 206 to 385. This is primarily due to the following factors‚ Outline Business Case update to include indexation across the contract duration and contingency, following an increase in scope, although WLC is forecast to reduce below 23/24 WLC following approval of Full Business Case.
Source: NISTA Annual Report 2024-25 (data)
March 2024
Rating: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the Senior Responsible Owner's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 remained at Green. This is primarily due to the following factors. The programme remains on track to deliver.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 increased from 2027-04-30 to 2027-10-29. This is primarily due to the following factors. The programme has rebaselined its schedule to allow for effective exit and decommissioning activities during project closure.
Cost: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 23/24-Q4 remained at 206m. This is primarily due to the following factors. The Whole Life Cost has remained static, and the budget remains aligned to the current baseline business cases.
Source: IPA Annual Report 2023-24 (data)
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