MHHS Replan Round 3 Update

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On Wednesday 1 March 2023, the MHHS Programme team will inform the Programme Steering Group (PSG) of a one-month extension to the Programme’s Replan release date. This means that a Replan Change Request will now be issued to industry for Impact Assessment following the PSG on Wednesday 5 April 2023. 

The proposed date for Milestone 9 (M9) remains unaltered from the Round 3 consultation, whilst acknowledging that there is still some risk to that date whilst we work with a number of parties on the critical path to confirm their alignment to that date. We have received very encouraging Round 3 responses which confirm that many industry participants will be ready for Systems Integration Testing (SIT) and wish to participate in line with the timescales laid out in the Round 3 plan. We therefore request that these participants continue to work with the Programme team on their SIT readiness in line with the Round 3 timeline proposal. 

However, it was noted in Round 3 responses that all Core Capability Providers must also be ready to enter SIT, and this has not yet been confirmed in all cases. We are therefore informing PSG of an extension to ensure further time for optimal alignment of Core Capability Providers’ plans with the timescales laid out in Round 3. This will give confidence to all parties that any proposed Replan is realistic and achievable and unlikely to undergo material changes in the short-term. 

There are some additional benefits from this proposed extension i.e. Migration Design would reach approval as planned, and some in-flight design-related Change Requests (CRS) could also be resolved. 

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