2020 Report details for project: Armour Main Battle Tank
| Project name | Armour Main Battle Tank - there are 5 reports for this project: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
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| Organisation | MOD (D17 ) - see all reports for this organisation |
| Report year | 2020 (data is from September 2019) |
| Category | Military - see all reports for this category |
| Description: | An extension of the Army's MBT capability as part of a balanced force, credible and employable against current and emerging threats, across the mosaic of conflict, and the identification of future capability options beyond 2035. |
| DCA (RAG) | Amber |
| DCA text: | The IPA Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) was Amber, which has not changed since last year's Q2 1819 Amber, due primarily to the following factors; - During this period the Armour MBT 2025 programme concluded its competitive, obsolescence only, assessment phase prior to entering an Investment Approvals Committee (IAC) / HM Treasury (HMT) approved expanded assessment phase to assess enhancements to lethality and survivability. At this early stage in the project lifecycle whilst the scope, risks and opportunities are being assessed and evaluated, the maintenance of an amber grade remains appropriate. - In the obsolescence only assessment phase Rheinmetall Landsysteme (RLS) conducted significant technical risk reduction work; this has improved confidence in platform delivery. The programme however is complex, with a number of ley dependencies; as such it is more than simply the delivery of the tank. Given programme complexity an amber grade remains appropriate. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) Amber IPA DCA, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original Q2 IPA DCA; - COVID 19 is having an impact. Working from home and COVID 19 control measures could reduce and delay the provision of evidence for the full business case submission. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) Amber IPA DCA, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 IPA DCA; - The programme is currently clarifying and negotiating the Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) tender return. The outcome of which will either have a positive or negative impact on performance, cost and time. It is too early to draw a conclusion. - Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) delivered both their report at the end of the second assessment phase and their tender return on time. This has therefore had a neutral impact on the DCA. - A number of the risks have been mitigated since the last IPA DCA. Although this is positive, risks remain and work continues to either resolve or mitigate them. |
| Start date | 2014-12-04 |
| End date | 2028-07-31 |
| Schedule text | The scheduled baseline project end date at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) is 31/07/28, has lengthened by 791 days since last year's Q2 1819 date of 01/06/26, due primarily to the following factors; - In this period the programme's scope was expanded from obsolescence only to include enhancements to its lethality and survivability. The expanded scope has also lengthened the time to complete the work and increased cost over the assessment, demonstration and manufacture phases. These dates are currently subject to negotiation and will be confirmed when the full business case has been approved. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) baseline project end date of 31/07/28, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original Q2 baseline project end date; - Currently the impact of COVID 19 on the programme end date is unknown. Other non-project activities have not had an impact. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) baseline project end date of 31/07/28, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 baseline project end date; - The change in dates are purely as a result of the expanded scope, as explained above. |
| Baseline | £12.46m |
| Forecast | £11.95m |
| Variance | -0.04% |
| Variance text: | Budget variance less than 5% |
| Whole Life Cost | £1,304.19m |
| WLCost text: | The baseline Whole Life Cost at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) is £1,304.19m, due primarily to the following factors; - This reflects the financial position following the capability uplift endorsed by HMT. This sees a capability uplift and extension to the Main Battle Tank out to 2035. |
| Notes1: | Armour MBT 2025 |
| Notes2: | |
| Sourcefile | IPA_2020.csv |
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