2021 Report details for project: FE Capital Transformation
Project name | FE Capital Transformation - there are 3 reports for this project: 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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Organisation | DFE (D6) - see all reports for this organisation |
Report year | 2021 (data is from March 2021) |
Category | Infrastructure - see all reports for this category |
Description: | The FE Capital Transformation programme will deliver the government's manifesto commitment to upgrade and transform the further education college estate. This will support the FE sector to deliver on its reform agenda and to support the levelling up of learner and labour market needs across the country with greater emphasis on technical education and vocational training. |
DCA (RAG) | Amber |
DCA text: | The Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating is Amber.This is primarily due to the following factors: The Delivery Confidence Assessment is rated Amber following an external assurance review by the IPA held in March 2021. The review confirmed that there has been considerable progress made to initiate the programme. All three phases of the programme delivery have launched to schedule. This capital programme delivery approach is new for the further education sector but builds upon the experience, knowledge and capability already established for the department's school rebuilding programme. |
Start date | 2020-04-01 |
End date | 2025-06-30 |
Schedule text | The project end-date is 30 June 2025. This is primarily due to the following factors: All three phases of the programme delivery have launched and are progressing to schedule. £200 million of grant allocations were issued to further education colleges in September 2020 to enable them to undertake immediate remedial work to refurbish their buildings. In January 2021, all further education colleges were invited to bid for additional funding to help upgrade their campuses and address condition need in their existing buildings. Bids are now being considered by the department with grant funding expected to be awarded in autumn 2021. In April 2021, the department announced it is working in partnership with the 16 further education colleges to deliver projects that will address some of the worst condition campuses across England. |
Baseline | £0.00m |
Forecast | £0.00m |
Variance | 0.00% |
Variance text: | The budget variance is less than or equal to 5%. There is no budget variance to report in the early months of the 5-year programme |
Whole Life Cost | £0.00m |
WLCost text: | Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. |
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Sourcefile | IPA_2021.csv |
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