The UK Government has just released its Digital, Data and
Technology (DDaT) Playbook, setting out its
guidance on getting DDaT projects and programmes
right.
The DDaT Playbook forms part of the suite of Playbooks
that have been developed by the Cabinet Office Sourcing Programme
– sitting alongside the Sourcing, Consultancy and
Construction Playbooks. Given the public
sector spend on digital is estimated at £46 billion in
2021/22, it seems an obvious successor.
The DDaT Playbook follows a similar format to the
Sourcing Playbook, being built around a typical procurement and
project lifecycle and underpinned by 11 key policies. As with the
Sourcing Playbook, it is the result of a collaborative exercise
between industry and Government and, most importantly, is mandated
to all new DDaT projects procured by central government
departments and arm's-length bodies on a 'comply or
explain' basis.
