Twenty-Fourth Report - Redevelopment of Defra’s animal health infrastructure

The government agreed and stated that Asset Management lessons learnt have been included in the procurement for the new Workplace and Facilities Management contract, and that the Weybridge site will have a dedicated Technical Services team with an increase of around 50% in technical management.

The government agreed and will stress test their contingency plans and are regularly reviewing plans and running critical incident exercises, and is also in conversation with other cross government laboratories and partners.

The government agreed and will work with HM Treasury to establish a more certain funding position, refine its understanding of costs and benefits, and update the Committee via Treasury Minutes; £198 million has been allocated for preparatory work.

The government agreed and will continue to develop its cost estimate, introduce cost ranges, and reflect uncertainty in those costings for the main investment decision in 2024.

The government agreed and stated that Commercial Strategy Phase II has been endorsed by the SCAH Programme Board and that by May 2023, the programme will have options around Science Hub form of contract and competition.

The government agrees to work with HM Treasury to establish a more certain funding position for the Weybridge redevelopment program and will refine its understanding of the costs and benefits, required by Summer 2024, and allocated £198 million for preparatory work, with a target implementation date of Summer 2024.

The government agrees to continue developing its cost estimate for the Weybridge redevelopment programme, clarifying uncertainties and using cost ranges, with a target implementation date of Summer 2024.

The government agrees to continue developing its cost estimate for the Weybridge redevelopment programme, including the use of cost ranges to illustrate the level of uncertainty. Target implementation date is Summer 2024.

The government agrees to continue developing its cost estimate for the Weybridge redevelopment programme, clarifying uncertainties and using cost ranges, with a target implementation date of Summer 2024.

The government agrees to ensure that it has the right staff capability and capacity to deliver the Weybridge redevelopment programme, including a review of capacity and capability requirements for the full lifecycle of the programme. Target implementation date: June 2023

The government agrees to ensure the Weybridge redevelopment programme has sufficient staff capability and capacity and will report back on its plans after finalising wider staff reduction plans, with a target implementation date of June 2023. The programme continues to recruit and is reviewing capacity and capability requirements.

The government agrees to report back on progress in developing its commercial strategy for the Weybridge redevelopment, including contract structure and competition, with a target implementation date of June 2023. Commercial Strategy Phase II has been endorsed and Phase III is in development.

The government agrees to report back on progress in developing its commercial strategy for the Weybridge redevelopment, including contract structure and competition, with a target implementation date of June 2023. Commercial Strategy Phase II has been endorsed and Phase III is in development.