1. User Guide

To support your Strategic Application, you must provide the following key documents. Additional materials may be requested if relevant to your project. Please only submit documents listed below, as any unrequested materials will not be considered during the assessment process.

However, you may include a summary list of other available documents, along with a brief explanation of their relevance to your proposal.

Required Documents:

• Latest Published Accounts.

o   Submit your organisation's most recently audited accounts. Please note that a credit referencing agency may be used to conduct financial due diligence

• Project Delivery Plan (Timetable or Gantt Chart).

o   Provide a clear delivery plan outlining key milestones and timelines for both the development and implementation phases of your project. This should include the timeline for preparing your business case

o   Projects must demonstrate that delivery can be completed no later than 2032

• Project RAID Register.
  All projects must maintain a live RAID Register (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies). This should:
  • Identify key risks and mitigation strategies
  • Document any assumptions made during the application process
  • Highlight dependencies and potential issues that could impact delivery