Infrastructure Pipeline Portal Goes Live

THE GOVERNMENT’S Infrastructure Pipeline portal has gone live allowing construction firms to search for details of hundreds of UK infrastructure live schemes.

The Infrastructure Pipeline underpins the delivery of the government’s 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy.

The Pipeline provides real time updates on 780 planned private and public sector projects. Government hopes it will give industry the clarity needed to plan and create jobs as well as delivering the supply chain capacity necessary for its infrastructure ambitions.

Infrastructure Pipeline Portal

The portal builds on data from 40 government departments, public bodies and regulated businesses. Interactive tools provide details of infrastructure projects under construction, in development, or at an early stage of planning including transport, energy, schools and hospitals.

The infrastructure pipeline outlines £530 billion of projects and programmes over the next 10 years, which includes £285 billion funded solely by the public sector.

It comes as the government announced last month at least £725 billion of government funding over the coming decade.

Providing interactive and downloadable information about each scheme, information includes details of anticipated spend, the current project status and its expected completion date, together with information on the Pipeline’s methodology and how it will evolve in future.

Future Workloads

Mark Reynolds, Mace’s Chair and Co-Chair of the Construction Leadership Council and Construction Skills Mission Board, said: “The construction industry cannot invest in new skills, capacity and technology without clarity on our future workload.

“The government’s pipeline plays a critical role in allowing us to scale up to deliver 1.5m new homes and a revitalisation of our national infrastructure.”

The first version of the pipeline reflects public spending settlements agreed as part of the 2025 Spending Review. The next update planned for early 2026 will add further details following Spending Review decisions.

The pipeline is managed by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) and updated regularly.

INDUSTRY COMMENT

Dr David Crosthwaite, BCIS Chief Economist

Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist at BCIS, said:“Finally, the moment the construction sector and investors have been waiting a year for has arrived.

“The infrastructure pipeline includes project information that can be adjusted by sector, funding source, region and start date and should be valuable assuming that it’s updated regularly. This level of insight could empower businesses to plan resource around potential demand and boost investor confidence.

“It’s encouraging to see £379 billion confirmed for capital projects in the next five years, with £150 billion earmarked for investment for the next financial year. However, longer-term funding that extends beyond the life of the current Parliament is a concern because there’s no guarantee it will materialise.

“As it stands, the pipeline lacks some detail regarding cost profiles but hopefully the information will be forthcoming in subsequent updates.

“Moving forward, the priority must be clarifying funding mechanisms including private finance initiatives. The pipeline suggests there are more than 140 projects in pre-construction that will be wholly or partially funded by the private sector, so there’s little time for delay.”

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