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Manchester Digital Campus

Infrastructure and Construction

Official NISTA record

Record date: 31 March 2026

Whole-life cost
£1.0bn
Published schedule
07/04/202517/12/2032
NISTA delivery confidence
AMBER
Senior responsible owner
Philippa Harvey

What the project is for

Manchester Digital Campus (MDC) will deliver two large office buildings on a brown field site in Central Manchester for 8800 FTE; it will collocate digitally focused departments in a central location as a Government Hub. MDC is a transformative programme that will create a Civil Service community centred on digital skills and the growth potential of the sector in the North West economy. MDC will foster greater cross-government collaboration and enable role relations into Manchester through Places for Growth.

Departmental delivery commentary

Exempt under Section 24 - National security

Schedule

Exempt under Section 24 - National security

Cost

Exempt under Section 24 - National security

Benefits

Exempt under Section 24 - National security