The Infrastructure and Projects Authority has published the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline for 2021 - he pipeline sets out future planned procurements and levels of investment alongside the workforce requirement to deliver the National Infrastructure Strategy.
It also provides insights across the wide range of infrastructure the UK is planning to procure in the coming year, in addition to the investments the UK is committed to delivering over the coming years.
Nick Smallwood, IPA Chief Executive, said that between £21 billion and £31 billion of contracts across economic and social infrastructure will be brought to market over the next year, with a projected £650 billion over the next 10 years.
Introducing the pipeline, the IPA said:
“By setting out planned and projected spend over the next 10 years, we aim to continue to build market confidence in the construction industry to invest in innovation and develop capability.”
The IPA said this will support industry in making informed decisions linked to short term business planning and also strategic plans over a longer time horizon.
For the first time the pipeline includes the forecasted future workforce demand based on planned investment on projects and programmes.
The procurements section of the pipeline is made up of work packages that are planned to go out to market for procurement throughout the 2021/22 financial year. The procurement element of the pipeline workbook contains details for more than 400 contract opportunities.
Projects in early stages of development not included in the procurements for 2021/22 - the procurements included within this pipeline are those that represent market opportunities commencing in 2021/22, some of which will be awarded within this financial year and others to be awarded in future years.
It will also be the first time that government earmarks where investments and procurements will be substantially using Modern Methods of Construction ( MMC). In December last year the IPA published the Construction Playbook, outlining its expectations of how contracting authorities and suppliers, including the supply chain, should mutually engage. The IPA said these reforms would drive innovation and MMC to create a more productive, sustainable and resilient industry with a well-trained workforce for the future.
The Authority has also published its flagship change programme, Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030 alongside the pipeline, setting out the transformation required to achieve these ambitions.
Click here to download a spreadsheet of the complete National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline 2021
Click here to download Analysis of the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline 2021
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