Prison Retail
MOJ · MOJ_0055_2021-Q4 · Last reported March 2024
Department page: Ministry of Justice
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Green (the department's own assessment) | 30 June 2024 | £656m (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: The Senior Responsible Owner's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 is Green. This is primarily due to the following factors. The project is approaching the end of digital delivery. The project remains within budget and is achieving all project milestones and will close on time.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 increased from 2023-06-30 to 2024-06-30. This is primarily due to the following factors. The project has rebaselined its schedule mainly due to delays in supplier delivery.
Cost: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 23/24-Q4 decreased from 660m. to 656m. This is primarily due to the following factors. The decrease is due to a reduction in project scope. The retail contract is a self-financing service contract, where the income generated from sales of goods/items to prisoners is used to cover the cost of operating the service and costs of goods purchased.
Source: IPA Annual Report 2023-24 (data)
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