2021 Report details for project: Government as a Platform

Project name Government as a Platform - there are 4 reports for this project: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
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Report year 2021 (data is from March 2021)
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Description: Deliver cross-government technology platforms to cut costs and improve productivity by providing common components and accelerate business transformation in government.
DCA (RAG) Amber/Green
DCA text: Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating remained at Amber/Green. This is primarily due to the following factors: The project will achieve or surpass the predicted volumes and benefits against the current Business Case forecasts. GOV.UK Notify, GOV.UK PaaS and GOV.UK Pay have all achieved a Live state (i.e. successfully passed a Live Service Standard assessment). Due to Covid-19 response related departmental prioritisation of recruitment and roles, GOV.UK Design System did not achieve Live Status due to lack of a key role. Continued GDS/Cabinet Office investment into GaaP is expected in 21/22 and beyond
Start date 2015-12-31
End date 2020-03-31
Schedule text Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the project's end-date remained scheduled to finish on 31 March 2020 This is primarily due to the following factors: The project has achieved all but one (see above) of its current Business Case objectives. Project work and benefits will continue after 31/03/21. IPA has agreed with the SRO that this will be the last reporting cycle for GaaP after which the project will come off GMPP
Baseline £13.94m
Forecast £31.65m
Variance 127.00%
Variance text: The budget variance exceeds 5%. Notify volumes increased significantly due to NHS Covid related activity, although this is matched by a corresponding increase in income.
Whole Life Cost £103.94m
WLCost text: Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the projects Baseline Whole Life Cost increased from £90.00m to £103.94m. This is primarily due to the following factors: Notify volumes increased significantly due to NHS Covid related activity, although this is matched by a corresponding increase in income.
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Sourcefile IPA_2021.csv

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