Guidance

Gate Review 5: Operations Review and Benefit Realisation

How to complete Gate Review 5.

• From: National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority
• Published: 15 July 2021
• Last updated: 20 August 2026 — See all updates

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Gate Review 5: Operational Review and Benefits Realisation

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The Gate Review process gives independent guidance to Senior Responsible Owners (SROs), programme and project teams and to the departments who commission their work, on how best to ensure that their programmes and projects are successful. For projects and programmes on the Government Major Project Portfolio (GMPP) review outcomes will be shared with the Accounting Officers (AOs), HM Treasury (HMT) and Cabinet Office (CO) Leadership to further support successful delivery.

This process is anchored to the Five Case Business Case Model and looks to examine programmes and projects at key decision points in their lifecycle to provide assurance that they can progress successfully to the next stage. Refer to the Government’s Project Delivery Functional Standards for more information on the project delivery lifecycle and key decision points.

SROs and AOs should be aware of the extent and limitations of the various review processes – for example, the fact that a Gate Review has taken place does not replace the need for a full audit opinion on the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance in the audited area.

Note

This guidance replaces or updates existing guidance previously provided by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, which is now part of NISTA. This means in practice:

• Some parts of the guidance has been updated in the html version; these minor updates and additions aim to strengthen the guidance on risk, sustainability and evaluation.

• Most of this document remains unchanged; it will still in places refer to the IPA in the text of the pdf version. This guidance remains current, but will be updated and rebranded in due course

If you are in any doubt about which guidance is up to date, please contact gateway.helpdesk@nista.gov.uk

Published 15 July 2021

Last updated 20 August 2026 — Show all updates

1. 20 August 2026

   An html version of the Gateway guidance has been added, which contains minor updates to the .pdf version. The printed .pdf version published will remain on this page, and will be updated over time by NISTA.

2. 15 July 2021

   Updated guidance published

3. 15 July 2021

   First published.