Major capital or infrastructure projects progress updates: FOI release

Information requested

A list of all major capital or infrastructure projects currently underway, including:

• Project name.
• Original budgeted cost.
• Current actual spend.
• Forecasted total cost.
• Any cost overruns and explanations provided.
• Any reports, summaries, or internal documents that provide insight into spending decisions and accountability regarding the above categories.

Response

In relation to your request, I have attached a web link to the latest published Major Capital Projects Progress Update report from February 2025 which includes the majority of the information requested excluding current actual spend. This six-monthly Scottish Government report outlines the latest progress on the delivery of infrastructure projects with a capital value of £5 million or more which are at the Outline Business Case (or equivalent) approved stage or beyond. The report includes where relevant, any notable project ‘cost’ and ‘time’ variances relating to their planned delivery and the accompanying reason for these.

www.gov.scot/publications/major-capital-projects-progress-update-february-2025 

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy. 

In relation to the current actual spend of those projects included within the latest published Major Capital Projects Progress Update report from February 2025, I have enclosed the following table which comprises each project’s capital outturn spend to 2024-25.

Projects within February 2025 Major Capital Projects Progress Update

Project	Capital outturn spend to 2024-25
A9 Dualling Tomatin to Moy	£76.1m (2012-13 to 2024-25)
A9 Dualling Tay Crossing to Ballinluig	£34.1m (2012-13 to 2024-25)
East Kilbride Rail Enhancement	£125m to railway period 13 2024-25
Markle Level Crossing Bridge Replacement	£12m
Borders Railway Decarbonisation	£4m to railway period 06 2025-26 (No railway period 13 2024-25 figure available).
Fife Decarbonisation	£32m to railway period 13 2024-25.
CMAL - Two new 100 metre ferries	MV Glen Rosa - £117m from nationalisation to 31 March 2025. MV Glen Sannox - £151.5m from nationalisation to 31 March 2025.
NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Foxgrove (National Secure Adolescent Inpatient Service)	£20.4m
NHS Grampian - Aberdeen Baird Family Hospital and ANCHOR Centre	There is an ongoing dispute with the contractor over final works required to bring the facility into appropriate condition for operational service. The final costs remain a point of negotiation and are therefore not available to be published at this time.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - North East Hub	£63.1m
NHS Forth Valley - National Treatment Centre	There is an ongoing dispute with the contractor over final works required to bring the facility into appropriate condition for operational service. The final costs remain a point of negotiation and are therefore not available to be published at this time.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - Radionuclide Dispensary	£6.4m
NHS Lanarkshire - Monklands Replacement Project	£92.4m
NHS Lothian - Reprovision of Eye Services	£4.4m
Dunfermline Learning Campus (College element)	£134m
HMP Highland	£76.8m
HMP Glasgow	£100m
RBGE - Edinburgh Biomes	£42.2m

In relation to spending decisions and accountability, I have attached the following web link to the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM) which provide guidance on the proper handling and reporting of public funds and includes general guidance on procuring, managing and monitoring the delivery of major investment projects. 

www.gov.scot/scottish-public-finance-manual/major-investment-projects 

The SPFM guidance is considered mandatory by the core Scottish Government, its Executive Agencies, non-ministerial departments and sponsored bodies. Any other organisations to which the SPFM is directly applicable, should follow procedures consistent with the guidance.

Within the SPFM ‘related guidance’ section, there is also a link to the NHSScotland Scottish Capital Investment Manual to which the delivery of all projects in the Scottish Health sector must adhere.

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