Infrastructure investment plan 2021-22 to 2025-26: major capital projects progress update – February 2025
The following information relates to projects with a capital value of £5 million or more which are at the outline business case (or equivalent) approved stage or beyond.
Summary of changes note
This note summarises key points and changes within the report since the August 2024 progress update.
Projects reinstated within the report
The following Health project in development was reported within the last progress update as having its business case paused. Following a commitment to progress the project within the 2025-26 Budget, it has been reinstated:
- NHS Lothian - Reprovision of Eye Services
Projects included within the report for the first time
- HMP Glasgow
Projects no longer included within the report
The following projects were reported as being completed or operational within the last progress update and are therefore now no longer included:
- Levenmouth Rail project
- National Waiting Times Centre Board – Hospital Expansion Programme – Phase 2 (Golden Jubilee Surgical Centre, Clydebank)
- NHS Lothian - Oncology Enabling Projects, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Projects where business case has been paused
The following Health projects in development were reported within the last progress update as having their business cases paused and will not be reported on further until the necessary capital funding to complete them becomes available:
- NHS Grampian – National Treatment Centre
- NHS Lothian - National Treatment Centre
- NHS Ayrshire & Arran - National Treatment Centre - Ayrshire & Arran
- NHS Tayside - Ninewells Electrical Infrastructure Zone 3
Notable events relating to projects within the report since last update
- HMP Glasgow – The new prison in Glasgow which will replace HMP Barlinnie commenced construction in February. The new facility has been designed to deliver fit-for-purpose, safe and secure accommodation that will improve opportunities for successful rehabilitation to help reduce reoffending, while creating a safer working environment for staff. During peak construction activity there will be over 1,000 people on site.
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde North East Hub – The new health and social care Hub at Parkhead in North East Glasgow became operational in January. The facility brings together a number of community health and social care services across different sites and will provide services for children, adults and older people, addictions, justice, homelessness, sexual health and health improvement. In addition, the Hub includes General Practitioner services, community pharmacy and dental services and provides community spaces including bookable rooms, the relocated Parkhead library, and a café.
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Radionuclide Dispensary – The dispensary project located in North Glasgow commenced construction in October 2024. It will create a modern Radiopharmacy facility to continue the manufacture of radiopharmaceutical medicines and distribution of them to Nuclear Medicine Departments throughout Health Boards in West Central Scotland and the West of Scotland.