# Digital project handover

Keiss Media · Version 1.0 · 15 October 2026

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## Release being handed over

[Version, URLs, deliverables, acceptance evidence and known limitations.]

## Source and assets

[Repository, design files, content, build instructions, dependencies, tool versions and a backup.]

## Accounts and access

[Who owns the domain, hosting and services? Which roles are transferred and who verifies access? Do not record passwords here.]

## Deployment and recovery

[How do you deploy, verify, roll back and restore a backup? Who approves launch?]

## Third-party assets and rights

[List fonts, images, libraries and external services with their terms. Unclear rights require separate review.]

## Operation after handover

[Who updates content, pays for services, responds to incidents and approves new work?]

## Sources and adaptation

- Civil Service, UK Government: [Contract Management Training & Accreditation Foundation level: takeaway guide, Exit and transition](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-helping-you-with-managing-suppliers-and-contracts/contract-management-training-accreditation-foundation-level-takeaway-guide-html#exit-and-transition). Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Technology community (web operations), Government Digital Service: [Monitoring the status of your service](https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/monitoring-the-status-of-your-service). Open Government Licence v3.0.

A Keiss Media checklist informed by GOV.UK guidance on documentation and knowledge transfer. It adapts guidance, not a contract or acceptance certificate.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/