Recommendation 9

We asked NISTA what it was doing to create a pipeline for investors that supports long-term decision making. It told us that it was aware the previous pipelines were construction industry focused, contained gaps, and only gave information on costs and schedules.15 In response to these issues it has committed to publishing a pipeline every six months, which is investor-focused and provides greater granularity on the types of financing models that various projects will be eligible for.16 11 C&AG’s Report, para 2.12 12 Q 25 13 PFI0005 14 Q 30 15 Q 25 16 Qq 25-27 9 2 Evaluating the choice of finance The value for money of different financing models