Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General Ministry of Defence Major Projects Report 2015 and the Equipment Plan 2015 to 2025 Appendices and project summary sheets HC 488-II SESSION 2015-16 22 OCTOBER 2015 Our vision is to help the nation spend wisely. Our public audit perspective helps Parliament hold government to account and improve public services. The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending for Parliament and is independent of government. The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), Sir Amyas Morse KCB, is an Officer of the House of Commons and leads the NAO, which employs some 810 people. The C&AG certifies the accounts of all government departments and many other public sector bodies. He has statutory authority to examine and report to Parliament on whether departments and the bodies they fund have used their resources efficiently, effectively, and with economy. Our studies evaluate the value for money of public spending, nationally and locally. 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This report can be found on the National Audit Office website at www.nao.org.uk For further information about the National Audit Office please contact: National Audit Office Press Office 157–197 Buckingham Palace Road Victoria London SW1W 9SP Tel: 020 7798 7400 Enquiries: www.nao.org.uk/contact-us Website: www.nao.org.uk Twitter: @NAOorguk 4 Appendix Five Major Projects Report 2015 and the Equipment Plan 2015 to 2025 Appendix Five Definitions and classifications of cost, time and performance causal factors 1 These classifications represent a broad categorisation of cost, time and performance variations in the project summary sheet. The Department attributes these categories to time, cost and performance variations in the project summary sheet. We validate the appropriate use of each category. These categories are grouped into three broad headings: • corporate decisions, that is decisions that are taken at the top of the Department by senior management or ministers; • project/technical issues reflect variations at a lower project level; and • macro-economic or accounting adjustments, mainly resulting from changes the Department makes in assumptions regarding exchange rates and inflation. 2 Three categories (receipts, changes in associated projects and HM Treasury reserve) do not fit within these classifications. Variations attributed to these are often relatively small. Major Projects Report 2015 and the Equipment Plan 2015 to 2025 Appendix Five 5 Corporate decisions Changed Capability Requirement Variations due to changes in the customer’s requirement for the equipment, flowing from operational reassessment rather than budgetary factors or because of support to current operations. Budgetary Factors Variations due to changes in the customer’s requirement for equipment, flowing from changed budgetary priorities. Project or technical issues Technical Factors Variations which are due to changes in technical ability to deliver the project. This includes additional requirements specified by safety regulators/inspectors. Procurement Processes Variations due to changes associated with the contractual process including time taken in contract negotiations and placing contracts, effect of comparing contractor bids to estimates and variations due to changes in overall procurement strategy, eg change to collaborative options, or from competitive to single source. Procurement Processes – As above, but relating to international contract negotiations. International Collaboration Contracting Process Variations due to changes associated with the contractual process, (not included from 2009 onwards) including time taken in contract negotiations and placing contracts, international contract negotiations and effect of comparing contractor bids with estimates. Macro-economic or accounting adjustments Inflation Variations due to changes in inflation assumptions. Exchange Rate Variations due to changes in exchange rate assumptions. Accounting Adjustments and Variations that do not reflect any substantive change, and result Redefinitions from changes to accounting rules, or adjustments to reflect changes in defining terms. Other (not classified into the three broad headings) Receipts Variations due to changes in expectation of receipts, eg liquidated damages, commercial exploitation levy. Change in Associated Project Variations due to changes in an associated project eg availability of equipment from another project for trials. HM Treasury Reserve Recovery of additional costs incurred in support of current operations. 6 Appendix Six Major Projects Report 2015 and the Equipment Plan 2015 to 2025 Appendix Six Project summary sheets Post-Main-Gate projects 7 A400M 8 Astute Class Submarines 26 Complex Weapons Pipeline 54 Core Production Capability 79 Lightning II 90 Marshall 108 Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability 116 Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers 126 Scout Specialist Vehicles 143 Type 26 Global Combat Ship 154 Typhoon 162 Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (Voyager) 189 Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme 201 Assessment phase projects 213 Apache Attack Helicopter Capability Sustainment Programme 214 Crowsnest 220 Morpheus 226 Successor 233 Post-Main-Gate projects 7 A400M Project Name A400M Team Responsible A400M Senior Responsible Owner Date Appointed Planned end date Air Commodore David Lee 20 July 2015 July 2018 Project/Increment Name Current Status of Projects / Increments A400M Post-Main Investment Decision Training Service Post-Main Investment Decision In Service Support Post-Main Investment Decision 8