Appendix 5: Other Evidence considered by the Committee

Broadcasting infrastructure/systems

£500

£13

£100

The substantive element of this stage of the upgrade of audio and video systems is now planned for summer recess 2022. It is anticipated that expenditure of approximately £100k on lighting and acoustic treatments (in broadcast-enabled rooms) in response to broadcasting surveys will be carried out in 2021-22.

Improving Wi-Fi strength

£0

£0

£0

While this was not identified in the capital expenditure plan for 2021- 22, the Assembly Commission intends to undertake a review of the system and to commence a project to replace the Wi-Fi network infrastructure before the end of the current Assembly mandate.

TV / TV Distribution System Replacement

£200

£0

£175

The procurement process will formally commence in late October/early November 2021, with the contract being awarded in December. Following market sounding, it is now anticipated that the costs for this project will be £175k (down from the original estimate of

£200k).

Replacement of the Security Management System

£280

£0

£0

It is planned that the procurement process for this project will commence in November 2021 with the contract being awarded in January 2022. It is now anticipated that the capital works (and associated capital expenditure) will take place in early 2022-23. The technical adviser to the project has advised that the cost of equipment is likely to have increased so an estimate of an additional £80k for the project has been made in the capital plan for 2022-23. However, this figure will be re-assessed once tender returns are received in late 2021/early 2022.

Electronic Access Control

£210

£0

£50

This project has linkages to the replacement of the Security Management System (noted above) as any access control solution will need to be integrated with the Security Management System. While it is estimated that £50k can be spent in 2021-22 on project advice and design, it is planned to proceed with the remainder of this project in 2022-23.

Improving accessibility/disabled access.

£50

£0

£0

While this was not specifically identified in the capital expenditure plan for 2021-22, a project to provide an additional two-way fire evacuation emergency communication system (estimated at £50k) was included. Outline proposals have been drafted for the emergency communication system but the limited availability of both the designated Fire Officer and a works designer means that expenditure is not now anticipated until 2022-23 (subject to agreeing the proposed scheme with the Fire Officer).