Trust, Contracts and Outcomes
Our latest global study reveals the true state of supply chain relationships across five key locations, the UK, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Peru. The research offers a rare, data‑driven view of trust levels, contracting choices, commercial pressures and the widening gap between industry intention and everyday behaviour.
Trust and Collaboration: The State of Construction Supply Chain Relationships
In our exclusive research report, you’ll uncover:
- The commercial pressures shaping contracting decisions from poor estimating to uncontrolled scope changes and late payments and their impact on project performance.
- Why collaborative contracts remain significantly underused, even though 79% of industry professionals support wider adoption and recognise their benefits.
- The structural barriers preventing consistent collaborative practices, particularly the dominant role clients play in determining contracting frameworks.
- How early‑career professionals experience trust, risk, and dispute exposure differently, depending on regional contracting norms and client behaviour.
- The leading drivers of project instability, including the 42% who identify poor estimating and job costing as a major challenge.
- The key conditions required to accelerate collaboration, strengthen supply chain relationships and improve project delivery outcomes.
Download the report now
Delve deeper: Join us for a free webinar:
On 20 May at 11:00am (BST), NEC Contract Board Chair Peter Higgins will discuss the key findings of the report and what they mean for the future of the industry.
- Explore key findings from Trust, Contracts and Outcomes, including the gap between industry belief in collaboration and real-world adoption
- Hear expert insights from NEC experts on improving project outcomes through trust and collaboration
- Take part in a live Q&A to ask your questions and discuss the findings in more detail