2021 Report details for project: Spearfish Upgrade Programme
| Project name | Spearfish Upgrade Programme - there are 11 reports for this project: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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| Organisation | MOD (D17 ) - see all reports for this organisation |
| Report year | 2021 (data is from March 2021) |
| Category | Military - see all reports for this category |
| Description: | To deliver into service an upgraded submarine launched heavy-weight Torpedo that is safe, sustainable and capable of defeating modern Anti-Submarine Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare threats in order to retain the UK's dominance of the Underwater Battlespace. |
| DCA (RAG) | Amber |
| DCA text: | Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating decreased from Red to Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors: 1. Confidence has improved in the solution to a previous technical issue with the modified weapon as part of the Spearfish UpgradeProjects. Successful Development Phase trials of the weapon have been conducted leading to acceptance of the final design. The Equipment Delivery Date for the Spearfish Upgradeweapon was achieved on 31 March 2021 and an Initial Operating Capability declared; this included the delivery of the initial set of weapon modification sets and putting into place the logistic support arrangements. 2. Transition Plan activities to modify the existing stock of Spearfish Mod 0 weapons into Spearfish Upgrade weapons remains on target to meet the required delivery schedule. 3. The rating is no better than Amber owing to the continuing risk that the Submarine Combat System upgrade (Weapon Thread Project) will not deliver in time to match the rollout schedule of the Spearfish Upgrade weapons. The Weapon Thread project is on track to deliver on time but with no margin for delay remains within the Programme schedule. This defines the critical path to successful completion of the Programme. |
| Start date | 2008-04-01 |
| End date | 2024-03-31 |
| Schedule text | Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the project's end-date remained scheduled to finish on 31 March 2024 This is primarily due to the following factors: The Programme will end when all stock of Spearfish Mod 0 weapons have been converted to Spearfish Upgrade Project and when all operational submarines (not including those in Build or in Deep Maintenance Periods) have received the Weapon Thread upgrade to their Combat Systems. Delivery of the Weapon Thread upgrade to submarines in Build and Deep Maintenance Periods will be conducted as Business as Usual beyond the scope of the Programme. The change to the forecast Programme end-date has been driven by the risk of schedule delay to the delivery of the Weapon Thread Project and the need to match the installation of the Combat System upgrades to the Submarine Support and Maintenance Programme. It is not possible to slow the Transition Plan of Spearfish Upgrade weapon conversion to match any further delay to the delivery of the Weapon Thread Project owing to the life expiry date of the Spearfish Mod 0 weapons. |
| Baseline | £93.98m |
| Forecast | £81.29m |
| Variance | -14.00% |
| Variance text: | The budget variance exceeds 5%. Variance of £-12.688m (-14%). The programme current costing for 20/21 fell below the control total for the following reasons: The programme has seen savings that were made during the recent contract negotiations alongside the recycling of torpedo fuel. There has also been some re-programming of activities on the Torpedoes contract which has led to some movement of activities into later years. Application of realism to risk inside costing in Weapon Thread project. |
| Whole Life Cost | £860.00m |
| WLCost text: | Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the projects Baseline Whole Life Cost increased from £414.52m to £860.00m. This is primarily due to the following factors: Whole Life Costs for the Spearfish Programme (when all stock of Spearfish Mod 0 weapons have been converted to Spearfish Mod 1 weapons and when all operational submarines (not including those in Build or in Deep Maintenance Periods) have received the Weapon Thread upgrade to their Combat Systems) is £860m. This includes the Spearfish Upgrade Project, Weapon Thread Project, and Project Whitehead/Torps In-Service Support. Estimated Whole Life Cost to maintain Mod 1 capability to 2060 is £1.6B. |
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| Sourcefile | IPA_2021.csv |
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