2.18 The delays in negotiating the PFI deal (paragraph 2.7) pushed the planned delivery date for the new permanent facilities back by a year to August 2000. In turn, this delay meant that the College's use of the interim facilities had to be extended by a year. In January 2001 the College handed the site over for disposal to Defence Estates and the Department expects to achieve sale proceeds of £24 million on the disposal's completion in 2002.