Region Focus: Scotland

Residential

£1.5 billion worth of residential contracts were awarded in Scotland in 2025, 20.8% higher than the value awarded a year earlier. There were five hotspots and four coldspots. Student accommodation and military SLA accounted for four out of the top ten largest contract awards.

Commercial

Commercial contract awards totalled £308 million in 2025, 65.9% higher than the value awarded in the previous year. There were two hotspots: Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey, and the City of Edinburgh. Coldspots were Angus and Dundee City, East Lothian and Midlothian, and Falkirk.

Infrastructure

Contract awards for infrastructure projects in Scotland totalled £4.2 billion in 2025, which was largely unchanged from the value awarded in the previous year (+0.4%). There were seven hotspots and no coldspots. There were 11 contracts awarded with a value over £100 million, including four wind farms.

Top 10 Residential Contracts

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Project Units Value Start Finish
11 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM HM Naval Base Clyde - SLA - £166 million 25/07/2026 28/03/2026
12 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Central Quay Student Accommodation 410 units £126 million 25/05/2026 28/12/2026
13 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM 20 India Street Student Accommodation 594 units £54 million 25/04/2026 27/07/2026
14 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Tornagrain Phase 2 501 units £50 million 25/06/2026 29/01/2026
15 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Langshaw Farm 304 units £50 million 26/04/2026 28/05/2026
16 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Kirkton Farm, Cardross 118 units £46 million 25/10/2026 28/06/2026
17 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Former Kincorth Academy Site 195 units £45 million 25/06/2026 26/12/2026
18 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Wemysshill Farm, Overtown 401 units £40 million 26/01/2026 29/01/2026
19 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM 1-5 Baltic Street - £40 million 25/07/2026 28/03/2026
20 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:37 AM 294-298 St Vincent St - Student Accomm 321 units £33 million 24/09/2026 26/09/2026

Top 10 Commercial Contracts

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Project Development Value Start Finish
11 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Lloyds Banking Port Hamilton Refurb Offices £104 million Jun-25 27/12/2026
12 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Ocean Terminal - Phase 1 Redev Retail £40 million Sep-24 25/06/2026
13 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM One Five Zero St Vincent Street Offices £15 million Jul-25 26/04/2026
14 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Former Younger Building - Refurb Offices £13 million Sep-25 26/04/2026
15 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Mearns Business Park - Business Units Offices £12 million - 26/06/2026
16 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM 120 Bothwell Street - Fit-Out Offices £7 million Aug-25 26/06/2026
17 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Lochside Avenue - Refurbishment Offices £6 million Apr-25 26/03/2026
18 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Tesco Supermarket - Pitlochry Retail £6 million Nov-25 26/09/2026
19 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Home Bargains - Henderson Road Retail £5 million - 25/11/2026
20 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Hillcroft Terrace, Bishopbriggs Retail £5 million Jan-26 27/02/2026

Top 10 Infrastructure Contracts

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Project Value Start Finish
11 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Sanquhar II Community 308MW Wind Farm £308 million 25/05/2026 Oct-26
12 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Strathy South Forest 218.4MW Wind Farm £266 million 25/06/2026 Dec-27
13 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Garvary Wind Farm £222 million 25/12/2026 May-27
14 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility & 8MW Solar Array £215 million 25/06/2026 Sep-28
15 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM A9 Dualling - Pitlochry To Killencrankie £205 million 26/12/2026 Dec-30
16 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Orkney Harbours Phase 1 - Scapa Deep Water Quay £200 million 25/01/2026 Jan-28
17 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM A9 Dualling - Tay Crossing To Ballinluig £153 million 25/10/2026 Oct-35
18 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Kintore Battery Energy Storage Facility £150 million 26/05/2026 Oct-27
19 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Devilla Forest - 500MW Energy Storage Facility £150 million 25/03/2026 Sep-27
20 Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Heather Cameron 01/09/2026 09:38 AM Glenside Farm - 400MW Battery Storage £120 million 25/09/2026 -
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