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Scotland’s journey towards a public sector digital estate Scottish Futures Trust has commissioned international consultants Okana to carry out a landscape review and industryengagement to consider three key questions in relation to Scotland’s Public Sector Digital Estate: Where have we come from, What is this about? A digital estate is an integrated, data-driven approach to managing thepublic-sector built environment across its full asset lifecycle. It connectstechnology, data and analytics, people, and process to ensure the estateis aligned with organisational and national priorities, efficient in cost and Scotland’s public sector schools, hospitals,council buildings, roads, and other publiclyowned assets increasingly need to manage Who should read the full report? Heads of Estates, asset managers, facilities management professionals,capital planning teams, and supply chain partners across Scotland’s publicsector. For the Scottish Government, it provides a shared evidence base forpolicy alignment, helping ensure that digital information requirements are This briefing summarises a review of Scotland’sprogress in using digital information to manageand deliver its public estate better. It covers whereScotland’s public sector has come from, where it Why does this matter to senior leaders? Unreliable asset information across our public sector buildings createssignificant risk and uncertainty. Incomplete or outdated records lead toduplicated surveys, poorer decision-making, and reduced confidence ininvestment planning. As Scotland’s public estate ages and faces increasingdemands, reliable information is essential for managing risk, informing lifecycledecisions, and maintaining operational resilience across public services. This is The underlying approach is known asBuildingInformation Modelling and Management (BIM)but the key message is less about technologyand more about making sure the right information Scotland’s public sector digital estate12 3456 THE OPPORTUNITY THAT BIM CAN UNLOCK FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR ESTATEScotland’s BIM expertise and maturity provide a foundation The documentation and the quality of the projectdata we’re getting is the best we’ve ever had.The benefits and the quality is just going to grow and grow! to connect public sector estates, buildings, and assets.Across the full lifecycle, this enablesa connected digitalestate that supports safer, greener, more resilient, and SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITY – PROPERTY AND ASSETS TEAM 1Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool2Scottish Water Unveils £13.4bn Plan to Protect and Improve Scotland’s Water Services3Analysis of Digital Twin Applications in Energy Efficiency: A Systematic Review4The impact of BIM on project time and cost: insights from case studies5PropTech Industry Landscape and Projections (2025-2030)6Digital twins: Boosting ROI of government infrastructure investments What BIM has delivered so far in Scotland Five key messages from this review Scotland has made real progressOver the last decade, meaningful foundations have been laid in structured digital information management, with clear evidence that disciplined1 approaches reduce rework, improve predictability, and support betteroutcomes when properly embedded. Circa £7.5bn worth of public projectshave adopted BIM and improved information management practices. public sector projects deliveredusing BIM standards and processes The maturity and ability to deliver a public sector digitalestate varies significantly across organisations and sectors The biggest constraint is not technology, it is the ability to make goodinformation management a routine everyday activity across a diverse andresource-constrained public estate. new LEIP school projects usingstandardised asset information handover The existing estate offers the greatest opportunityMost of the value lies not just in better information on new buildings, but in improving how Scotland’s public sector understands and manages thebuildings it already owns. Risk-based digitisation of existing asset records isas important as getting new projects right.3 The documentation and the quality of the project data we’regetting is the best we’ve ever had.. The benefits and thequality is just going to grow and grow! Good information reduces risk and saves moneyWhere structured digital information has been effectively embedded, for example in NHS Scotland’s digital estate work, school projects under the SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITY – PROPERTY AND ASSETS TEAM Learning Estate Investment Programme, and Historic Environment Scotland’sdigitisation of their existing estate, there is clear evidence of measurablebenefits, including reduced costs, faster and safer compliance checks,carbon reduction and better informed investment decisions.4 The next step is a connected digital estateThis means moving from pockets of good practice to a model where information is created once, governed properly, linked to the systems estatesteams actually