Scottish Government property maintenance information: FOI release

Information requested

You asked for the following information:

1. What is the total cost of the Scottish Government buildings’ maintenance backlog?
2. Please could you split the answer to (1) up by building.
3. Across the last 10 years how much has the Scottish Government spent on maintenance of buildings it owns or uses?
4. How many Scottish Government buildings are known to currently contain asbestos?
5. Across the last 10 years how many Scottish Government buildings have had asbestos removed?
6. What is the total cost of the work outlined in (5)?

Response

1. The total maintenance backlog cost associated with Scottish Government buildings currently stands at £6,935,340. This figure reflects overdue life cycle and maintenance forecast costs and does not include design fees or professional services related to implementation, which would be determined following a formal tender process.

A comprehensive Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme is in place to proactively manage building assets. This programme incorporates both time-based and usage-based scheduling, supported by routine inspections and servicing to identify and mitigate potential issues before they escalate.

In addition, any minor reactive maintenance requirements are addressed promptly by the contracted maintenance provider, in accordance with the terms of their service agreement.

2. A breakdown by building and ordered on estimated costs is shown in the following table:

	Property Name	Total Asset Spend
1	Victoria Quay, Edinburgh	£3,451,671
2	SASA, Labs and Greenhouses	£930,375
3	5 Atlantic Quay, Glasgow	£687,669
4	Marine Lab, Aberdeen	£310,995
5	Longman House, Inverness	£310,957
6	Thainstone Court, Inverurie	£272,805
7	Saughton House, Edinburgh	£240,442
8	Saint Andrews House, Edinburgh	£122,896
9	Strathearn House, Perth	£111,070
10	Cadzow Court, Hamilton	£83,367
11	Keith Street, Stornoway	£43,780
12	Tweedbank, Gala	£27,965
13	Bute House, Edinburgh	£27,160
14	Balivanich, Benbecula	£25,418
15	Governors House, Edinburgh	£25,270
16	Strathbeg House, Thurso	£21,625
17	Faskally Fresh Water Laboratory	£18,292
18	Tankerness Lane, Kirkwall	£18,145
19	Cameron House, Oban	£18,139
20	Brooms Road, Dumfries	£18,085
21	Agriculture & Rural Economy (Bull Stud Farm), Inverness	£15,832
22	Scotland House, Brussels	£14,820
23	Russell House, Ayr	£13,020
24	Compass House, Dundee	£11,955
25	Crossapol, Tiree	£9,955
26	Fishery Office, Campbeltown	£9,745
27	Denholm House, Livingston	£9,535
28	Inchbraoch House, Montrose	£8,720
29	Station Street, Stranraer	£6,835
30	Fraserburgh Fishery Office	£5,590
31	Charlotte House, Lerwick	£5,520
32	Scorrybreck, Portree	£5,232
33	Anstruther Fishery Office, Cunzie Street	£5,041
34	Peterhead Fishery Office	£4,650
35	Scotland House, London	£4,380
36	Scrabster Fishery Office	£3,765
37	Ullapool Fishery Office	£3,595
38	Ocean Trade Centre, Torry	£3,480
39	Buckie Fishery Office	£3,445
40	Alexander Fleming House, Elgin	£3,325
41	The Links, Golspie	£3,175
42	Lochinver Fishery Office	£3,050
43	Kinlochbervie Fishery Office	£2,320
44	Girnock Burn Fish Trap, Field Station	£2,075
45	Kirkwall Fishery Office	£1,815
46	Lerwick Fishery Office	£1,785
47	Mallaig Fishery Office	£1,515
48	Kinnaber Mill Trap Site, Field Station	£1,344
49	AB1, Aberdeen	£1,185
50	Baddoch Burn Fish Trap, Field Station	£700
51	Ardheslaig (The Packing Shed)	£500
52	Campbelltown, Garage	£300
53	Peterhead, Garage	£285
54	Stornoway, Fishery Office	£200
55	Hadrian House, Falkirk	£175
56	Ayr, Garage (Fishery)	£150
57	Fraserburgh Garage	£150
58	Tarbert Fishery Office,Fish Market	£50
	Total	£6,935,340

3. Over the past 10 years, the Scottish Government has spent a total of £22,861,882.04 on the maintenance of buildings it owns or occupies.

4. Asbestos is currently known to be present in 37 Scottish Government buildings.

5. Records of asbestos removal are only available from October 2021 onwards. Since that time, asbestos removal has been carried out in 7 Scottish Government properties.

6. The total cost of asbestos removal work carried out since October 2021 is £30,412.03.

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