Barbour ABI wins Whitehall contract extension

CONSTRUCTION intelligence specialist Barbour ABI has been given a contract extension to continue to publish the Government Construction and National Infrastructure Pipelines until August 2016.

Ellesmere Port-based Barbour ABI was originally awarded the contract in September 2012, following a formal competitive tender process, because of their proven data collection processes and their 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.

Barbour Group director Simon Mahoney 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 have the confidence to extend the contract.”