SCAPE Scotland was created in 2019 to provide dedicated support to our Scottish clients, respond to Scotland’s distinct national procurement regulations, laws and legislation, and help ensure that investments made in Scotland stay local. The first frameworks delivered through SCAPE Scotland followed shortly after in 2021.
The Launch of SCAPE Scotland
Partnerships
Overview
Since then, the SCAPE Scotland team has delivered on its commitment to social value and local communities on projects across the country. For example:
- Making a difference for communities in North Ayrshire: delivered by Morgan Sindall, the new Ardrossan Community Campus — the largest-value project procured through SCAPE Scotland to date — will provide cutting-edge educational facilities for over 1,400 pupils alongside wider community amenities.
- Contributing towards more sustainable living environments at Prospecthill Court: delivered by Kier Construction through the SCAPE Scotland Construction framework for River Clyde Homes, this project transformed 90 homes within a 16-storey high-rise block. The retrofit reduced carbon emissions, lowered heating costs for residents, and improved residents’ wellbeing, while also supporting local workers and strengthening community connections.
- Delivering a hub for health innovation at the University of Edinburgh: the new Usher Building, delivered by McLaughlin & Harvey through the SCAPE Scotland Construction framework, provides a state-of-the-art research, workplace and post-graduate teaching environment in the heart of Edinburgh’s BioQuarter.
And SCAPE Scotland is only getting started. Working closely with partners, the team will continue to accelerate projects across Scotland, adapting alongside evolving client needs, and prioritising social impact, sustainable legacies and community benefits in every built environment project they support.
Framework statistics
Our impact
474
projects awarded via SCAPE Scotland frameworks since 2021 (Consultancy, Construction, Civils and Utilities)
£1.64bn
total project value since 2021
53
individual clients since 2021
75%
average SME spend through SCAPE Scotland Construction and Civil Engineering frameworks
24%
average social and local economic return on contract spend across all SCAPE Scotland frameworks
Gallery
“It has been hugely rewarding to see both the growth in the use of our frameworks by the public sector in Scotland and see first-hand the contribution we can make with our Delivery Partners to the communities that we work within. Through the efforts of Partners on each project, our Community Legacy Programme and SCAPE Reinvest, we are able to provide more than just quality in project delivery.”
Gary Meechan, Operations Director ‑ Scotland & Northern Ireland