Publication - Strategy/plan
Research Data Scotland – Full Business Case
The Research Data Scotland (RDS) Full Business Case (FBC) sets out proposals for the establishment of a new national service that has the potential to save time, money and lives.
Appendix Five – RDS Draft budget
| Budget costs category | Cost code | FY 21/22 | FY 22/23 | FY 23/24 | FY 24/25 | FY 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost category | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Staff costs – RDS | 100 | 1,389,636 | 1,355,548 | 1,379,250 | 1,566,727 | 1,592,575 |
| Staff costs – Board | 101 | 4,545 | 4,590 | 4,636 | 4,683 | 4,730 |
| Staff costs - HR system | 102 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Staff costs - payroll system | 103 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Staff costs - travel and subsistence | 104 | 7,800 | 7,800 | 7,800 | 7,800 | 7,800 |
| Staff costs – training | 105 | 6,631 | 6,832 | 7,109 | 7,472 | 7,931 |
| Commissioning costs – NRS | 200 | 410,590 | 414,696 | 418,843 | 423,032 | 427,262 |
| Commissioning costs – eDRIS | 201 | 2,256,121 | 2,357,332 | 2,457,082 | 2,574,830 | 2,685,037 |
| Commissioning costs – UoE | 202 | 392,000 | 395,920 | 399,879 | 403,878 | 407,917 |
| Commissioning costs - SG (data acq) | 203 | 461,394 | 466,008 | 470,668 | 475,375 | 480,129 |
| Commissioning costs - SG (DSLS) | 204 | 342,894 | 346,323 | 349,786 | 353,284 | 356,817 |
| Commissioning costs - IT systems (DSLS budget) | 205 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Commissioning costs – additional staffing (geospatial & health) | 206 | 649,935 | 656,434 | 662,999 | 669,629 | 676,325 |
| Accommodation – rent 9BQ | 300 | 94,458 | 188,916 | 188,916 | 188,916 | 188,916 |
| Accommodation - utilities (elec, gas, water, fixed telecoms) | 301 | 28,624 | 28,910 | 29,199 | 29,491 | 29,786 |
| Accommodation – rates | 302 | 30,380 | 30,380 | 30,380 | 30,380 | 30,380 |
| Accommodation - office fit out costs | 303 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Accommodation - fixtures & fittings | 304 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accommodation - office equipment (inc consumables) | 305 | 2,600 | 2,652 | 2,733 | 2,844 | 2,989 |
| Accommodation - insurance (offices) | 306 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accommodation - supplies and services | 307 | 1,591 | 1,640 | 1,706 | 1,793 | 1,903 |
| Accommodation – rent Bayes Centre | 308 | 57,600 | 86,400 | 86,400 | 86,400 | 86,400 |
| Service costs - penetration testing (eDRIS) | 400 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 |
| Service costs – workbench | 401 | 280,000 | 280,000 | 280,000 | 280,000 | 280,000 |
| Service costs - case tracker/case management system maintenance | 402 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Service costs - safe settings support costs | 403 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Service costs - external support | 404 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Service costs - IT systems/website dev & online application process dev | 405 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Service costs - research & development | 406 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Service development costs - Transformation (inc staff costs 2xFTE) | 500 | 1,300,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Service development costs - NRS indexing technology upgrades | 501 | 280,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Service development costs - IG transformation | 502 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Service development costs - IG solutions (legal support) | 503 | 50,000 | 75,000 | 100,000 | 125,000 | 150,000 |
| Service development costs - Data ethics approach | 504 | 50,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Service development costs - Data acquisition for non ADR data | 505 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Service development costs - Data acquisition model transformation | 506 | 40,000 | 1,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Service development costs - Legal costs for data acquisition (50% external legal and in-house IG practitioners) | 507 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Service development costs - RDSH/NDSH alignment & interoperability | 508 | 600,000 | 300,000 | - | - | - |
| Service development costs - NDSH transformation (systems to allow access to datasets so don't have to access NDSH - tiered access) | 509 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Service development costs - Synthetic data | 510 | 100,000 | 110,319 | 309,228 | 396,700 | 495,516 |
| Service development costs - Geospatial data hosting platform | 511 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Service development costs - SG data innovation challenge fund | 512 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Service development costs – additional GIS service development | 513 | 187,808 | 35,100 | 35,100 | 35,100 | 35,100 |
| Service development costs – enhancements to safe pod infrastructure | 514 | 187,808 | 35,100 | 35,100 | 35,100 | 35,100 |
| ICT - computer equipment | 601 | 26,000 | - | - | - | - |
| ICT - staff mobile phone | 602 | 7,800 | 7,800 | 7,800 | 7,800 | 7,800 |
| ICT - IT Support costs | 603 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| Transition - legal support | 700 | 50,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Transition - accountancy/tax support | 701 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Transition - consulting support | 702 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Transition - project management support | 703 | 50,000 | 25,000 | - | - | - |
| Transition - registration fees – charitable | 704 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Transition - registration fees - IG related? | 705 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Transition - backfill costs (temporary staff) | 706 | 200,000 | 100,000 | - | - | - |
| Transition - communications & marketing | 707 | 50,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Transition - public engagement | 708 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Transition - HR | 709 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Transition - recruitment costs | 710 | 75,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Transition - finance | 711 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Totals | 10,844,216 | 9,469,701 | 8,415,614 | 8,857,614 | 9,141,412 |
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