Commercial pipelines

One of the most important things we can do is to prepare, maintain and publish comprehensive pipelines of current and future government contracts and commercial activity.

Publishing commercial pipelines enables suppliers to understand the likely future demand across government. By sharing early insights on planned activities, we can expect to achieve wider participation and greater diversity in our supply chains including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs), and support capability-building for the longer term.

Published commercial pipelines should look ahead three to five years to be truly effective.

Contracting authorities' individual commercial pipelines will be supported by the Infrastructure and Project Authority's published procurement pipeline for public works projects and programmes.

This will supplement the existing National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline and provide insight into a richer set of government priorities including the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), regional distribution of contracting opportunities, how we are delivering social value, and achieving our net zero GHG emissions commitment.