2020 Report details for project: Blythe House Programme
| Project name | Blythe House Programme - there are 7 reports for this project: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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| Organisation | DCMS (D5 ) - see all reports for this organisation |
| Report year | 2020 (data is from September 2019) |
| Category | Infrastructure - see all reports for this category |
| Description: | Ensure Blythe House is put to its most efficient and effective use in order to deliver maximum value for money and that its museums are able to care for their collections in the most efficient and effective way. |
| DCA (RAG) | Amber/Green |
| DCA text: | The IPA Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) was Amber/Green, which has improved since last year's Q2 1819 Amber, due primarily to the following factors; - HM Treasury approved Full Business Cases for all three museums' projects to create new storage facilities, and the release of all remaining funding for construction and the decant from Blythe House. - The scope and location of all new storage facilities was confirmed at Full Business Case stage, including contingency plans to de-risk the decant from Blythe House. - Agreement was reached with the museums for a lease for Blythe House. There has been good progress in preparing objects for the decant, and development of co-ordinated plans and logistical arrangements to enable the movement of objects to new storage. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) Amber/Green IPA DCA, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original Q2 IPA DCA; - The impact of the current Coronavirus outbreak will be assessed, and scenario planning undertaken. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) Amber/Green IPA DCA, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 IPA DCA; - The Blythe House Asset Disposal Project Board has agreed terms of reference and scheduled monthly meetings. - Discussions with the local authority about a pre-application for Blythe House took place in early 2020 and an architect was appointed to support this process. - An adviser from the Office of Government Property has been appointed to support the project. Procurement is underway to appoint an agent for the sale of Blythe House. |
| Start date | 2015-04-01 |
| End date | 2023-03-31 |
| Schedule text | The scheduled baseline project end date at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) is 31/03/23, has not changed since last year's Q2 1819 date of 31/03/23, due primarily to the following factors; - Following confirmation of the scope and location of the three new museum storage facilities, and Full Business Case approval for each construction project, key milestones for delivery to programme were identified, to deliver by the end date. - The three museums have prepared a co-ordinated plan for the decant of their collections from Blythe House to new storage facilities before the forecast programme end date. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) baseline project end date of 31/03/23, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original Q2 baseline project end date; - The impact of the current Coronavirus outbreak will be assessed and scenario planning undertaken. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) baseline project end date of 31/03/23, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 baseline project end date; - A delay of 18 weeks to the Science Museum Group's construction programme was recorded in February 2020, with a consequent delay to the start of the decant from Blythe House, however, this could be accommodated within the programme end date. - The impact of the current Coronavirus outbreak will be assessed and scenario planning undertaken. |
| Baseline | £77.70m |
| Forecast | £95.69m |
| Variance | 0.23% |
| Variance text: | The 19/20 in-year baseline / forecast variance at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) of 23%, is due primarily to the following factors; - This variance does not represent a change in overall programme spend, but reflects the management of grant in aid drawdown from year to year. The in-year forecast spend represents anticipated expenditure on the Blythe House project, while the baseline represents what is being drawn down in grant-in-aid funding. - There is an arrangement whereby the museums can draw down the grant-in-aid funding for non-Blythe House project expenditure, and 'repay' it to the project in future years, as has happened in Q2 1920. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) 19/20 in-year baseline / forecast variance of 23%, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original Q2 19/20 in-year baseline / forecast variance; - The impact of the current Coronavirus outbreak will be assessed and scenario planning undertaken. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) 19/20 in-year baseline / forecast variance of 23%, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 19/20 in-year variance; - There is an arrangement whereby the museums can draw down the grant-in-aid funding for non-Blythe House project expenditure, and 'repay' it to the project in future years. - The impact of the current Coronavirus outbreak will be assessed and scenario planning undertaken. |
| Whole Life Cost | £210.24m |
| WLCost text: | The baseline Whole Life Cost at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) is £210.24m, has decreased by £127.76m since last year's Q2 1819 (£m) baseline Whole Life Cost of £338.00m, due primarily to the following factors; - The three museum projects reached Full Business Case stage with confirmed scope and locations for new storage facilities, finalised construction costs, and revised targets for non-government funding. In particular, the focus of delivery for the British Museum's project changed from Bloomsbury to Reading, causing a significant reduction in costs. - The overall reduction of £127.8m comprises a reduction in non-government funding of £96m by the British Museum and £35m by the Victoria & Albert Museum. There was an increase in the target for non-government funding of £3.2m for the Science Museum Group's project. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) £210.24m baseline Whole Life Cost, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original baseline Q2 Whole Life Cost; - The impact of the current Coronavirus outbreak will be assessed and scenario planning undertaken. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) £210.24m baseline Whole Life Cost, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 baseline Whole Life Cost; - The baseline Whole Life Cost has increased by £4.9m, representing an approved increase in the capital cost of the Victoria & Albert Museum's project to be funded from non-government sources. - The impact of the current Coronavirus outbreak will be assessed and scenario planning undertaken. |
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| Sourcefile | IPA_2020.csv |
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