2015 Report details for project: IT Transformation Programme
| Project name | IT Transformation Programme - there are 3 reports for this project: 2015, 2017, 2018 |
|---|---|
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| Contracts | Contracts search (opens in new window) - under development |
| Organisation | DWP (D10) - see all reports for this organisation |
| Report year | 2015 (data is from September 2014) |
| Category | ICT - see all reports for this category |
| Description: | This programme will transform the Departments major commercial vehicles for delivering IT services, as they come to an end between 2014 and 2016. The objectives of the Programme are to: Ensure continuity of supply of IT to the Department. Reduce the cost of IT provision relative to the cost of replacing the contracts. Improve responsiveness and service levels delivered by our suppliers. Maximise future flexibility and avoid lock-in to any supplier. Maintain a strong in-house capability to acquire and manage critical IT services. Extend the Departments deals to other Government Departments. Introduce smaller companies into the IT supply chain. Ensure compliance with Government ICT Strategy; Optimise commercial outcomes by seeking the best deal for the Department overall |
| DCA (RAG) | Amber/Red |
| DCA text: | The Programme has taken action against the nine recommendations the MPA made in October 2014 with seven of the nine recommendations having been cleared by February 2015. Recent confirmation of the Programmes strategic direction will enable the outstanding actions relating to programme plans and dependencies to be resolved quickly. |
| Start date | 2013-04-01 |
| End date | 2016-02-28 |
| Schedule text | A number of contracts have been successfully re-competed resulting in savings over existing arrangements, notably Security and Networks. The remaining activity is continuing to plan with a number of contract extensions agreed to facilitate safe transition to the new services as they go-live. |
| Baseline | £36.50m |
| Forecast | £30.40m |
| Variance | -17.00% |
| Variance text: | The forecast has reduced due to a revised strategy for IT Hosting. |
| Whole Life Cost | £165.50m |
| WLCost text: | The whole life costs fund the cross functional team negotiating the replacement of IT contracts. In addition there are costs associated with exiting the existing contracts and start-up costs for the new IT providers. The budget reflects the business case as at April 2014. |
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| Sourcefile | IPA_2015.csv |
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