The Public Private Partnership (PPP) models are a popular way for governments to involve private investment, expertise and risk in procuring infrastructure, with the...
This Practice Note considers the Building Schools for the Future government scheme the current Priority School Building Programme. It also looks at the construction...
A concession is a form of public private partnership (PPP). It is a long term contractual arrangement between a government (or other public sector body) and a private...
This Practice Note looks at construction and engineering projects in the defence sector. It provides information about the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) spending and...
This Practice Note considers the key issues and risks which commonly arise on a major build project for an education provider; covering higher education, further...
The demand for public infrastructure at a time when public purse strings are tight, coupled with a lack of public sector expertise in delivering complex facilities (such...
The high level of demand, globally, for public infrastructure at a time when public revenues are restricted and banks are less willing to lend, has lead to new and varied...
This Practice Note tracks recent developments relating to certain high-profile UK infrastructure and energy projects. Crossrail (the Elizabeth line) Railway between...
Infrastructure is a broad term encompassing a wide range of facilities from schools, hospitals, roads and railway lines to wind, waste and water projects, oil and gas...
The parties involved in an infrastructure project will depend upon the nature of the project and how it is procured and financed. Below are typical parties involved in...
Infrastructure procurement is the method by which the delivery of a facility is organised. This Practice Note focuses on the methods for organising the design,...
This Practice Note examines the main agreements involved in an infrastructure project. The project documents discussed below will not be relevant to every infrastructure...
The global demand for public infrastructure, from roads and schools to energy projects, has lead to new and innovative ways of structuring the procurement and funding of...
The UK nuclear market for construction industry supply chain members is significant. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority projected spend of £3.3bn for the financial...
Introduction This Practice Note provides a list of the key documents typically seen on financial completion of an onshore wind farm or large scale ground mounted...
Introduction This Practice Note provides a list of the key documents typically seen on financial completion of a merchant waste to energy project, with a brief...
The UK rail network is the oldest in the world with over 1.5 billion people currently using the railways as a means of transport and over 100 million tonnes of freight...
Role of the National Infrastructure Commission The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) was set up on an interim basis on 5 October 2015 to 'look at the UK’s future...
The National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016–2021 ('NIDP') was published by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority ('IPA') on 23 March 2016. It outlines details of...
This Practice Note includes a brief introduction to transport projects and sets out links to useful materials in relation to transport projects available from LexisNexis®...
Historically, the main treatment route for waste in the UK has been landfill, primarily due to the availability of suitable sites created by past mineral extraction....