2021 Report details for project: Blythe House Programme
Project name | Blythe House Programme - there are 7 reports for this project: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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Organisation | DCMS (D5 ) - see all reports for this organisation |
Report year | 2021 (data is from March 2021) |
Category | Infrastructure - see all reports for this category |
Description: | The objectives of the Blythe House Programme are to ensure that: 1) Blythe House is put to its most efficient and effective use in order to deliver maximum value for money 2) The Blythe House museums are able to care for their collections in the most efficient and effective way |
DCA (RAG) | Amber |
DCA text: | Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating increased from Amber/Green to Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors: The DCA has increased from Amber/Green to Amber since the last ARMP as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted on both the delivery schedule and programme cost. Schedules were affected by site closures, and on re-opening, the need to operate in a COVID-secure manner, which reduced productivity in terms of construction and in preparing the national museum collections for their move from Blythe House. Additional costs were also incurred as a result of the pandemic. DCMS is working with the museums to assess the impact on schedule but remains confident that the programme aims of protecting the museum collections and maximising the sale of Blythe House can be met. |
Start date | 2015-04-01 |
End date | 2023-03-31 |
Schedule text | Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the project's end-date remained scheduled to finish on 31 March 2023 This is primarily due to the following factors: The three museum construction projects and the decant from Blythe House were affected by limited site closures and reduced productivity because of the need to operate in a COVID-secure manner, however, work continued on all sites throughout the second lockdown period. The Science Museum Group's Building ONE is now nearing completion and will start to receive objects being moved from Blythe House from June 2021. Each project has undertaken re-programming of activities, and DCMS is working with the museums to assess the eventual impact of the pandemic on baselined milestones towards the disposal of Blythe House. |
Baseline | £50.06m |
Forecast | £58.90m |
Variance | 18.00% |
Variance text: | The budget variance exceeds 5%. The variance does not represent a change in overall programme spend, but reflects the management of grant in aid drawdown from year to year. The in-year forecast spend represents anticipated expenditure on the Blythe House project, while the baseline represents what is being drawn down in grant in aid funding. There is an arrangement whereby the museums can draw down the grant in aid funding for non-Blythe House project expenditure, and 'repay' it to the project in future years. |
Whole Life Cost | £215.19m |
WLCost text: | Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the projects Baseline Whole Life Cost increased from £210.24m to £215.19m. This is primarily due to the following factors: The increase in the programme's Whole Life Cost derives from an approved increase in the Victoria & Albert Museum's project cost, which will be funded by Non-Government sources. |
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Sourcefile | IPA_2021.csv |
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