{
  "query": "UK infrastructure project cost of delay per day benchmarks NEC contract 2024-2026",
  "claims": [
    {
      "claim": "The UK government infrastructure pipeline for the decade following March 2026 includes 734 planned projects with an estimated £718 billion in investment.",
      "verbatim_quote": "The March 2026 government infrastructure pipeline update refers to 734 planned projects and £718 billion of public and private investment over the next decade.",
      "source_url": "https://www.necplanningsolutions.co.uk/post/the-future-of-nec-contracts-in-the-uk-a-2035-projection",
      "relevance": "medium"
    },
    {
      "claim": "The UK construction sector experiences an average payment delay of 23 days, which is the second worst sector performance behind Life Sciences.",
      "verbatim_quote": "In the UK, only Life Sciences as a sector experiences worse delay (23 days).",
      "source_url": "https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/late-payments-the-11bn-leak-in-the-governments-725bn-infrastructure-plan-26-03-2026/",
      "relevance": "medium"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Grid constraint costs in the UK, which involve payments to manage bottlenecks when electricity cannot be moved, reached £1.7 billion in 2024/2025.",
      "verbatim_quote": "The cost of these constraints has risen, reaching £1.7bn in 2024/2025, up from around £0.5bn per year before 2020.",
      "source_url": "https://www.edfenergy.com/media-centre/uk-constraints-costs-2026",
      "relevance": "low"
    }
  ],
  "market_context": "- [MEDIUM] The UK government infrastructure pipeline for the decade following March 2026 includes 734 planned projects with an estimated £718 billion in investment. (source: https://www.necplanningsolutions.co.uk/post/the-future-of-nec-contracts-in-the-uk-a-2035-projection)\n- [MEDIUM] The UK construction sector experiences an average payment delay of 23 days, which is the second worst sector performance behind Life Sciences. (source: https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/late-payments-the-11bn-leak-in-the-governments-725bn-infrastructure-plan-26-03-2026/)\n- [LOW] Grid constraint costs in the UK, which involve payments to manage bottlenecks when electricity cannot be moved, reached £1.7 billion in 2024/2025. (source: https://www.edfenergy.com/media-centre/uk-constraints-costs-2026)"
}