2020 Report details for project: Armoured Cavalry 2025
| Project name | Armoured Cavalry 2025 - there are 8 reports for this project: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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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: | To deliver an integrated multi-role capability that will include the delivery of the AJAX armoured fighting vehicle and its training solution into service. |
| 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; - The schedule remained stable between Q2 18/19 and Q2 19/20. - General Dynamics maintained their commitment to deliver the project during a recast of the contract in 2018. 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 has caused some short-term delays. The manufacture and acceptance of AJAX vehicles has been delayed by COVID-19 control measures. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) Amber IPA DCA, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 IPA DCA; - An issue has come to light that could affect the safety operating clearance of AJAX's turret. Remedial engineering work to rectify the issue is causing some delay. - General Dynamics have been late to deliver appropriate safety cases for the AJAX vehicles, delaying the delivery of vehicles to the Army. |
| Start date | 2014-12-04 |
| End date | 2025-04-30 |
| Schedule text | The scheduled baseline project end date at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) is 30/04/25, has not changed since last year's Q2 1819 date of 30/04/25, due primarily to the following factors; - General Dynamics maintained their commitment to deliver the project during a recast of the contract in 2018. - The schedule remained stable between Q2 18/19 and Q2 19/20. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) baseline project end date of 30/04/25, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original Q2 baseline project end date; - Delays to trials due to COVID-19 may affect the project end date although the impact is still being assessed. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) baseline project end date of 30/04/25, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 baseline project end date; - The schedule to the project end date is being reassessed in light of General Dynamics' delay to deliver vehicles in line with the contract. At the moment there is no forecast change to the end date but there is an increased risk that it will be delayed. - An issue has come to light that could affect the safety operating clearance of AJAX's turret. Remedial engineering work to rectify the issue is causing some delay. This delay should not affect the end date of the project although the full impact is still being assessed. |
| Baseline | £694.71m |
| Forecast | £643.00m |
| Variance | -0.07% |
| Variance text: | The 19/20 in-year baseline / forecast variance at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) of -7%, is due primarily to the following factors; - Reduction in AJAX support due to decreased vehicles being fielded from prime production contract. This meant a reduction in CLS forecast, inability to complete BATUS' support milestone and reduction in planned levels of Capital spares due to inability to agree range, scaling and price of spares required. - Reduction in Infrastructure costs supporting AJAX programme as a result of reprofiling on sub projects projects which didn't progress as quickly as expected. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) 19/20 in-year baseline / forecast variance of -7%, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 19/20 in-year variance; - Reprofiling of expenditure between years and minimal variances to the overall AJAX Demonstration & Manufacture and Support forecasts will have occurred as a result of changes to programme timescales. |
| Whole Life Cost | £6,288.95m |
| WLCost text: | The baseline Whole Life Cost at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) is £6,288.95m, has decreased by £2.99m since last year's Q2 1819 (£m) baseline Whole Life Cost of £6,291.94m, due primarily to the following factors; - The primary reason for movement in AJAX WLC relates to reduced initial activities required to support the In-service AJAX vehicles. A years' worth of support costs would have been incurred between Q21819 and Q21920 and further certainty on the number/timing of vehicles being fielded into service from the prime production contract would be understood - this is now reduced so would shape revision of support costs. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) £6,288.95m baseline Whole Life Cost, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original baseline Q2 Whole Life Cost; - COVID-19 has caused some short-term delays. As the Prime Manufacturing and Support contract with GDUK is a firm price contract, there will be minimal affect on WLC if activity is moved into later months/years. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) £6,288.95m baseline Whole Life Cost, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 baseline Whole Life Cost; - No significant project actions have materially affected WLC. Reprofiling of expenditure between years and minimal variances to the overall AJAX Demonstration & Manufacture and Support forecasts will have occurred as a result of changes to programme timescales. |
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| Sourcefile | IPA_2020.csv |
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