20 number of defence equipment programmes considered in this report, 19 of which are in the Government Major Projects Portfolio |
| £120.3bn whole-life cost of the major equipment programmes we examined, as at March 2021 (excluding the Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative and Warrior armoured vehicle) |
| 19 number of strategic suppliers to the Ministry of Defence (the Department), not all of which directly supply military equipment |
Across the projects and programmes we examined, as at March 2021:
8 out of 19 | number of programmes where senior responsible owners (SROs) rated programme delivery confidence as 'amber/red' or 'red' |
254 months | cumulative forecast net delays, across 13 programmes, in achieving entry into service since going on contract |
77 vs 22 months | median running time for the projects and programmes, compared with the median time in post for an SRO |
14 out of 19 | programmes being procured wholly or partly without competition, only four of which are using this route because of government requirements for manufacture in the UK |
58% and 79% | proportion of people working on the Department's Morpheus project and New Style of IT (Deployed) programme teams respectively who are temporary contractors |
Around £790 million | the Department's estimate of the monetised benefits that it could deliver if its Strategic Partnering Programme and Category Management programmes are successful |