Reports and Publications

• Defence Long-Term Development Plan (LTDP)
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • The Long-Term Development Plan and Defence Policy
  • Funding
  • Managing the LTDP
  • Projects Approved and in Acquisition Phase
  • Projects Approved in Principle by Government
  • Projects Necessary to Avoid the Failure of Policy
  • Projects Necessary to Provide a Well-Equipped Land Force
  • Projects Necessary to Avoid Significant Risks to Policy
  • Projects that have Benefit but are Less Critical to Achieving Policy Objectives

Within this section

• Managing the LTDP
• Updating the LTDP
• Capability Management Framework

Defence Long-Term Development Plan (LTDP)
(November 2004 Update)

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Managing the LTDP

1. Several processes have been developed to ensure that the LTDP will be a core decision-making tool for the Government.

Updating the LTDP

2. It is important that the LTDP is updated regularly to provide the best information possible to inform decisions on defence acquisitions and the budget cycle. The following processes will, therefore, be a feature of managing the LTDP:
   1. An updated LTDP and accompanying report from officials will be submitted to Ministers to inform their considerations during the strategic phase of the budget process.
   2. The LTDP will be treated as a dynamic, evolutionary document and updated on a regular basis as warranted by the availability of new and more accurate information.
   3. The LTDP will be updated whenever there is a significant change in the Government’s financial circumstances, a change in policy, or to support the financial impact of NZDF asset revaluations.
   4. An updated LTDP will be made available whenever acquisition proposals are submitted for government consideration and approval. This will permit Ministers to consider each project within the overall context of total planned acquisitions and with a clear view of priorities, risks and trade-offs.
3. It is also important that Ministers have confidence that projects are well managed and that acquisition activity is consistent with the LTDP and government direction. This has been achieved by the use of the following processes by the Ministry of Defence and the NZDF:
   1. Government approval will be sought to proceed with acquisition activity for each project.
   2. The Minister of Defence will be consulted prior to commencing major project definition studies.
   3. The Minister of Defence will be consulted prior to documentation being made available to commercial suppliers.
   4. The Minister of Defence will be advised of the outcome of the evaluation of the responses from commercial suppliers.
   5. The Minister of Defence will be consulted prior to documentation being made available to short-listed suppliers, and on the criteria to be used for evaluating the responses.
   6. The Minister of Defence will be advised of the outcome of the tender evaluation, including an analysis of the ability of the equipment to be acquired to meet the capability, and on contract negotiations with the preferred supplier(s).
   7. On completion of the contract negotiations, Ministerial approval will be sought to enter into contract with the preferred supplier(s) and for the appropriation of funds.

Capability Management Framework

4. Defence has developed a Capability Management Framework setting out governance arrangements and procedures to provide a robust and sustainable basis for the NZDF/Ministry of Defence to progress capability development and implementation. The Framework ensures that the projects on the LTDP are defined, costed and presented to Ministers in a timely manner. The Framework also allows HQ NZDF, single Services, and the Ministry of Defence to plan for, and allocate appropriate resources to, those projects that have a higher priority on the LTDP.

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