Infrastructure investment and government construction pipeline spreadsheet
     This workbook contains infrastructure investment and government construction pipelines that have 
     been compiled by the Government.
      These infrastructure investment and government construction pipelines have been collated 
      within the Government  with the intention of publication to provide industry with greater 
       visibility over the future pipeline of Government funded construction projects, wider 
        regulated and private sector infrastructure.   The pipeline is based on unaudited 
     administrative data and should not be considered as national statistics or as official statistics. 
      The data is owned by Departments or the Companies that provided it.  Anyone using these 
      pipelines does so at their own risk and no responsibility is accepted  by HM Governement 
      for any loss or liability which may arise from such use directly or indirectly.  In preparing and 
     collating this Construction and Infrastructure Pipeline commercially sensitive information has 
                been removed for reasons of confidentiality.
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     Infrastructure investment pipeline data - notes
     The Government has published, for the first time, infrastructure investment pipeline data.  This data 
     covers over 500 projects and programmes across both the public and private sectors.
     The infrastructure investment pipeline estimates are indicative and reflect the information held within 
     Government on infrastructure investment combined with other public sources of information. Data 
     about purely private investment is subject to greater uncertainty than that for public sector or regulated 
     investment. To enable analysis, some observations have been estimated to provide annual breakdowns 
     of totals and to fill gaps in the information available. The pipeline data is not comprehensive but reflects 
     the best information available to Government. Projects under £50 million are not included to focus on 
     significant investment. In addition no information on local infrastructure projects that are not funded 
     directly by central Government is available.
     Public funding for projects beyond 2015 is in general not confirmed. Economically regulated investment 
     in energy and water networks is also not generally confirmed beyond currently determined regulatory 
     periods. The pipeline data are designed to provide a sense of the scale of investment that is expected 
     but should not be taken as a commitment in each and every case.
     The data includes information on project / programme name, location, ownership, funding and costs.
     The infrastructure investment pipeline data will be refreshed annually.
     Electricity generation data and cost estimates
     The pipeline information for electricity generation is particularly uncertain. National Grid data are 
     included on projects that have agreements to connect to the grid in place. Market intelligence suggests 
     that up to 50 per cent of these projects will not be taken forward, for example because the demand for 
     power does not warrant the particular project being built or the economics of a particular project are 
     not favourable or there are problems with obtaining planning consents. Cost estimates are therefore 
     provided as HM Treasury estimates by fuel type that allow for the expected proportion of projects that 
     should proceed. These use the National Grid TEC data combined with estimated capital costs per unit of 
     output for a generic plant, high level construction time estimates and estimates drawn from market 
     intelligence on the proportion of projects that will proceed.
     Project timings represent the earliest possible date for connection to the grid. In reality investment is 
     likely to take place over a longer timeframe, reflecting the complexity of major infrastructure projects, 
     market demand and developer's commercial considerations.
     These estimates are indicative and designed to provide a sense of the potential scale of investment. The 
     Government's statement of the investment that is needed in terms of generating capacity is set out in 
     the energy National Policy Statements that inform the major infrastructure planning system
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          Explanation of data fields and definitions
          Departments were asked to provide project / programme level responses to the questions set out below 
          in a spreadsheet template, using the following guidance.
          Description  
          Sector / sub-sector / sub-group     Select a ‘sector’ from the drop-down list, then if 
                                              applicable, specify further using the ‘sub-sector’ and 
                                              ‘sub-group’.
          Project / programme name            This should show where part of a wider programme, 
                                              or the balance of a programme from which specific 
                                              projects are reported separately
          Description / purpose               Including number of projects that are being reported 
                                              on (where relevant)
          Location                            Where the project / programme is located.
          Region                                Select from the drop-down boxes: an English region; 
                                                a nation within the UK; or UK-wide
             Postcode / Grid Reference          To further assist with locating the project / 
                                                programme.  It is appreciated that many projects 
                                                cannot be identified by a single point so either: pick 
                                                a central point, an important/control point, or 
                                                include multiple points (such as end-points).
          Asset Ownership                     Select from the drop-down options.  This is regarding 
                                              the ultimate ownership of the asset, not  the origins of 
                                              the funding nor the status of the delivery body.
                                              If ownership is complex, select the most appropriate 
                                              response then include in the “notes” section a 
                                              description of the ownership position e.g. where 
                                              ownership will revert from private to public in the 
                                              future
          Economically regulated investment   Yes / no (generally relevant to infrastructure only)
          Funding Source(s)                   Public / private / combination
          Scheme Status                       Proposed / planned / confirmed / started (see 
                                              definitions below)
          Timing
          Earliest Construction Start Date    Please describe in the most appropriate fashion, 
                                              depending on factors such as certainty e.g. “October 
                                               st
                                              1  2011” could be fairly certain but if in 2014, no more 
                                              detail than “2014” would be appropriate.  Descriptions 
                                              such as “After 2014” are also acceptable.
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           Date in service                           When will the asset become available to the user?  
                                                     Please respond in a similar fashion to above.
           On schedule                               Yes / no / unknown
                                                     If on track to meet planned dates for construction / 
                                                     service
           Costs
           Total capex cost all funding (£m)         Likely to be total nominal capex – depending on 
                                                     information that is available. Provide details of the 
                                                     cost information in the “cost status” or “notes” fields.
           Total capex cost publicly funded, if      Total public investment / support (where relevant). 
           different (£m)                            Focus on CDEL unless alternate measure more 
                                                     appropriate (e.g. CDEL+RDEL). Other information, e.g. 
                                                     PFI credits can be provided separately if available.
           Costs per year (£m)                       Capital value, for each year from 2011/12 to 2014/15
           Costs 2015 to 2020 (£m)                   Capital value
           Costs beyond 2020 (£m)                    Capital value for known, longer-term projects / 
                                                     programmes
           Estimate status                           Status of the cost information that has been reported.
                                                     Pre-project / Concept / Pre-procurement / Bid price / 
                                                     Completed cost
           Basis of costs, base year                 State whether cost values are Nominal or Real.  State 
                                                     the base year.
           Non-construction Costs                    Where the “total cost all funding” is not equal to 
                                                     construction costs, please give detail of the non-
                                                     construction costs in the relevant columns, adding 
                      ·         Significant land     detail in the “notes” column if necessary.
                      related costs (£m)
                      ·         Finance costs where 
                      privately funded e.g. PFI 
                      (£m)
                      ·         FM or other 
                      significant ‘non-
                      construction’ related costs 
                      (£m) 
           Procurement Route
           Planned Procurement Route                 Please select from the drop-down box.  If complex, 
                                                     select “other” then give details in the “notes” column.
           Expiry Date for Existing Frameworks       If procurement is expected to be through frameworks, 
                                                     when do these expire?