Government Extends Construction and Infrastructure Pipeline Contract with Barbour ABI

LONDON, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Construction intelligence specialist Barbour ABI has today been given a contract extension by HM Government to continue to publish the Government Construction and National Infrastructure Pipelines through until August 2016. Barbour ABI was originally awarded the contract in September 2012, following a formal competitive tender process, because of its proven data collection processes and its existing knowledge in researching and tracking construction projects.

Since 2011, the published Pipelines have expanded to include more data on projects and programmes across departments. The commitment to making the data more user friendly using mapping and timeline technology - as well as promoting the pipeline more widely across the construction sector to key industry stakeholder groups and within Building magazine - has resulted in increased levels of engagement, meaning industry professionals have the confidence to make investments in new skills, services and products.

Simon Mahoney, Group Director, Barbour ABI, said: 

"We are delighted that we will be continuing to work alongside the government to help the industry plan for the future. Over the last three years, we have built on our position as the experts in the field of handling and publishing construction data to collect, shape and deliver these pipelines as they have evolved, and it's credit to that hard work and the resulting strength of our partnership that HM Government has the confidence to extend the contract."

David Hancock, Head of Construction for the Cabinet Office, said:  

"We see this as a really positive step for the future of the Pipelines, and beneficial to Industry as users of the pipeline. In continuing our contract with Barbour ABI, we affirm our intention to continue this work to improve the accessibility of the Pipelines and to make the data more user friendly. We publish the Government Construction Pipeline as a strategic tool, to provide transparency across Government Construction and to give confidence to the supply chain to invest in ongoing skills development."

The Pipelines can be found here. The Infrastructure pipeline contains private sector projects/programmes, for example £16bn investment for Hinkley Point C, £12.7bn on Offshore Wind and £300m for new container port facilities in Liverpool. The Government Construction details over £12 billion of spend allocated to education construction across the UK.

Notes for Editors: 

About Barbour ABI: 

Barbour ABI is the leading provider of construction intelligence services. With a team of in-house research specialists and a dedicated lead economist, it provides commercially relevant insight and unique analysis of trends and developments within the building and construction industry.

Barbour ABI is the chosen provider of industry data and indicators for Government bodies including the Office for National Statistics and the UK Government's Construction and Infrastructure Pipeline, which outlines future construction and infrastructure projects where public funding is agreed. Barbour ABI also provides data for independent organisations, such as the Construction Products Association.

Barbour ABI is part of events-first marketing services and communications company, UBM, and is headquartered in Cheshire Oaks, Cheshire.  For more information, go to http://www.barbour-abi.com or follow @BarbourABI on Twitter for all the latest construction intelligence news.

About UBM: 

UBM helps businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and sellers together at events and online, as well as producing and distributing news and specialist content. Its 5,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into expert teams which serve commercial and professional communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.  

For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com or follow @UBM_plc on Twitter for all the latest UBM corporate news.

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