Type: Policy

ICE roundtable: NISTA Infrastructure Pipeline – supporting strategic planning in industry

Date: 23 April 2026

The ICE hosted the UK's National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) for a discussion with industry leaders about the latest update to the UK infrastructure pipeline.

Over the past year, the UK has taken meaningful steps toward a more coordinated national approach to infrastructure.

In March, NISTA updated its infrastructure pipeline, providing refreshed insight and improved data.

The latest iteration includes a workforce analysis tool, offering greater visibility on future demand.

This additional data is designed to add clarity and support more informed decisions on investment, capability building, and addressing skills gaps.

The ICE hosted this roundtable for leaders from construction and consulting firms to share feedback on the latest pipeline iteration and suggestions for how future iterations can better support delivery of the government’s 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy.

The discussion was chaired by ICE director of policy and external affairs, Sam Gould, and joined by Jon Loveday, director of infrastructure, enterprise and growth at NISTA.

The discussion covered the following key points:

Perceptions of the pipeline as a good step forward and a useful tool for supply chain companies and investors.
The required level of commitment for projects to enter the pipeline to ensure credible and consistent data over the long term to provide industry confidence that projects on the pipeline will be delivered.
Opportunities to enhance future iterations with additional workforce categories and materials data.
How civil servants are using the pipeline and further opportunities for it to support capacity building.
The benefits of ensuring the pipeline is coherent with other government strategies, including for meeting legally binding climate targets and encouraging innovation and investment in new technologies.
Continued risks in the investment environment for pipeline delivery and how the user interface and communications around the pipeline could better engage investors.
Wider reforms needed to strengthen the supply chain – including procurement reform to drive long-term relationships.