Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26: Major capital projects progress update (September 2022)

Sector: Justice

Project: HMP Highland

Business case approved stages: HMP Highland will provide a fit-for-purpose community facing prison, which supports the Government's objective of reducing the risk of prisoners reoffending on release from custody. The approved OBC outlined that the total cost of the project is in the range of £98 million to £110 million and that it will be operational by July 2024.

Progress at March 2022: No change to cost or timing since the last report.

A contractor has now been appointed to provide pre-construction services which includes detailed design and sub-contract tendering. Certain enabling works have been carried out on site since November 2021 and it is planned that a programme of advance works commencing in May 2022, will precede the commencement of the main construction contract.

Progress at September 2022: The project cost is now £139.5 million which is an increase in what was previously reported. This is due to the project being updated to reflect the inclusion of Net Zero Carbon measures into the design, certain other design development, longer delivery timescales and construction price inflationary pressures higher than previously forecast.

The programme delivery dates including the main construction start have been extended and it is now estimated that the project will be operational in February 2025 which is later that previously reported. This is due to redesign works required to adapt the design to meet updated operational requirements and new carbon emission targets.

A programme of advance works is proceeding.

Contact for public enquiries: email: gaolinfo@sps.pnn.gov.uk

Project: National Facility for Women Offenders

Business case approved stages: New national facility in Stirling, which forms part of the

'Transforming Scotland's care of women in custody' programme. The OBC outlined that the total cost was £53.2 million and that the project was to be operational in October 2020. The FBC for the project outlined that the total cost of the project will be £72.6 million and that it will be operational by February 2022.

Progress at March 2022: No change to cost since the last report.

The operational date has moved out to November 2022 which is later than previously reported. This is as a result of the impact of the reduced availability and delivery issues with a number of construction materials as well as on-going COVID-19 impacts on labour availability.

Progress at September 2022: The project cost has increased to £81.8 million which is an increase from the £74 million previously reported in the March 2021 report. This is due to delays owing to the impact of COVID-19 and construction sector market and supply chain issues, labour shortages and design development.

The operational date is now June 2023 which is later than previously reported and which is due to ongoing prolongation of the programme for Phase 1. The construction completion date has been delayed as a result of material and labour shortages in the construction sector and re-planning of the complex commissioning stage. The operational date will be around three months after construction completion to allow for final preparations for occupation including staff training and situational planning.

Contact for public enquiries: email: gaolinfo@sps.pnn.gov.uk

Project: Community Custodial Unit D - Dundee

Business case approved stages: Provision of a Community-based Custodial Unit in Dundee (forms part of the 'Transforming Scotland's care of women in custody' programme). The FBC for the project outlined that the total cost of the project will be £11.6 million and that it will be operational in August 2021.

Progress at March 2022: No change to cost since the last report.

The operational date is now July 2022 which is later than previously reported. This is due to the preparations required for operational readiness. These include operational testing and commissioning which involves a wide range of activities from setting up the rooms, training the staff on the new systems and processes, physically walking through all standard operating procedures, reviewing risk assessments and safe systems of work, cleaning schedules etc the testing of contingency arrangements. Once these are in place, secondary assurance is sought from the Scottish Prison Service Operations Directorate prior to the facility being brought into operation.

Progress at September 2022: The facility is now complete and began operations at the start of August 2022, which is later than that previously reported. This was due to delays in the completion stages of the construction work arising from reduced labour availability and complexities encountered with the IT and security systems installation.

The project cost is now £12.3 million which is an increase to that as previously reported at FBC. This is due to additional expenditure arising from delays and impacts on progress as a result of COVID-19 as well as construction material inflation. This revised cost has still to be ratified through the Scottish Prison Service's internal project governance processes.

Contact for public enquiries: email: gaolinfo@sps.pnn.gov.uk

Project: Community Custodial Unit E - Lilias Centre, Maryhill

Business case approved stages: Provision of a Community-based Custodial Unit in Glasgow (forms part of the 'Transforming Scotland's care of women in custody' programme). The FBC for the project outlined that the total cost of the project will be £12.6 million and that it will be operational in September 2021.

Progress at March 2022: No change to cost or time since the last report.

Progress at September 2022: The construction of the facility was completed in August 2022 and it became operational in October 2022. This is later than the previously reported date of June 2022 in the September 2021 report and is due to the severe construction labour shortages encountered in the Glasgow area by the main contractor over the past nine months which delayed construction completion.

The project cost is now £13.6 million which is an increase to that as previously reported at FBC. This is due to additional expenditure arising from delays and impacts on progress as a result of COVID-19, inflation and un-foreseen ground conditions. This revised cost has still to be ratified through the Scottish Prison Service's internal project governance processes.

Contact for public enquiries: email: gaolinfo@sps.pnn.gov.uk

Project: HMP Barlinnie Programme of Works

Business case approved stages: Refurbishment of Prisoner Reception and partial refurbishment of the existing Health Centre and additional works to improve healthcare facilities within the accommodation halls. The approved FBC outlined that the total cost of the project will be £7.7 million and that it will be operational by November 2022.

Progress at March 2022: The total cost of project is now estimated at £9 million which is an increase than that at FBC and as previously reported. This is due to construction related inflationary pressures and unforeseen additional works arising from undertaking a refurbishment project within a property of the type and age of HMP Barlinnie.

The operational date is now anticipated to be December 2022, which is later than that at FBC and as previously reported. This is due to delays arising primarily from construction materials supply issues and labour availability. However, as there is sectional completion, certain areas of the refurbished buildings will be complete and handed over at earlier dates.

Progress at September 2022: No change to cost since last report.

Construction continues and operational date is now anticipated to be March 2023 which is later than previously reported. This is due to significant delays caused by labour shortages and additional work to existing fabric identified during refurbishment works.

Contact for public enquiries: email: gaolinfo@sps.pnn.gov.uk