It was gratifying to see a mention of the successful delivery of NPWD by the minister in charge of the packaging regulations, Ben Bradshaw. The full quote is below and comes from page 5 of the committee meeting minutes where Parliament approved the changes in regulations needed for the system.

“The hon. Member for Cheltenham mentioned IT costs. The cost that has been quoted is just for maintenance and some development. The database cost £400,000, of which £350,000 was put forward by the industry. He may welcome the fact that it is an unusual piece of Government IT in that has been successfully delivered on time and to cost.”

The reason it was delivered on time and to cost?  A combination of Kubernetes project facilitation, Solution 7’s development expertise and the right people from all the stakeholder groups on the project team.