Scottish Futures Trust

Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh and Department of Clinical Neurosciences view from above Construction of a major new healthcare facility in Edinburgh is set to start after the financial contracts were agreed.

John Swinney A number of projects to construct new health centres and schools with money from the private sector are to be put on hold amid contractual problems.

Construction work on a replacement building for Newbattle Community High School has been delayed.

The Design, Build, Finance and Maintain (DBFM) contract for Wick Campus has moved forward after the project reached financial close last week.

Edinburgh’s new £11 million St John’s RC Primary School will be built on part of the existing Portobello High School site, councillors have agreed. A report discussed at the City of Edinburgh Council yesterday outlined the results of the eight-week consultation carried out between September and

Work on the new Barrhead High School in East Renfrewshire is to start next year after a new site was chosen for the replacement secondary. East Renfrewshire Council said the new campus will be in Cowan Park, next to the existing school near the Johnny Kelly Pavilion.

Harris Academy, Dundee A potential new school campus for the north east of Dundee will be discussed at a meeting of the council’s education committee next week.

Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled details of a multi-million pound package to fund new hospitals and health centres across the country.

The current Langlee Primary in Galashiels Two new schools will be built by April 2017 after Scottish Borders Council agreed to put significant funds towards replacing Broomlands Primary in Kelso and Langlee Primary in Galashiels.

Kier Construction has been appointed by hub South West Scotland to deliver two state-of-the-art secondary schools – one in Troon and one in Ayr - on behalf of South Ayrshire Council.

The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT), the body tasked with finding value for money in public sector building projects, has secured over £640 million in savings in its first five years. Publishing its 2014/19 Corporate Plan, SFT also outlined where its expertise will be focused to further accelerate eco

Christa Reekie Housing developers are being invited to submit bids to deliver up to a further 500 new affordable homes for rent in Edinburgh after the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) launched an additional phase of the National Housing Trust (NHT) programme.

The value of community-based projects such as health centres, schools and council buildings either under construction or open that are being delivered through the Scotland-wide hub programme has increased 58 per cent during the first six months of the 2014/15 financial year, and is supporting thousa