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Scotland’s JourneyTowards a Public Executive summary Scotland’s public-sector estate is large, diverse, and central to the delivery of its essential services including education,healthcare, justice, culture, infrastructure, and local government. The role of data and technology continues to evolve rapidly and Over the past decade, Scotland has been on a journey to improve the wayinformation is created, managed, and used across the public sector estateto improve insights and decision making. In the design and construction ofnew buildings, improved information management, both graphical and non- During operation, data and effective information management systems have thepotential to significantly improve how the public estate is managed. Access to theright information at the right time can drive efficiencies, improve maintenance Over this period, Scotland has established important foundations in BuildingInformation Modelling (BIM) through the introduction of policy, guidance, andincreased capability across the built environment. This has been underpinned byinternational standards, providing a common approach to structured information However, this research also indicates that digital maturity remains uneven, withthe principal constraint being the ability to embed information management asbusiness-as-usual across a diverse and resource-constrained public estate, and This report sets out a practical path towards what is described as connected digitalestates: a realistic operating model in which the right asset information is createdonce, properly governed, connected to the systems that estates teams use, andmaintained for use over time. It should be read as an overview of current practice The report is structured aroundthree questions: Approximately £7.5bn of public sector construction projects havebeen deliveredusing structured information practices, demonstratingthat adoption is real, measurable, and growing. Where has Scotland come from? Tracing Scotland’s BIM journey from early pilotsthrough to the current period of emergingdigital excellence. Policy and programme-level requirements have been the mostsignificant accelerators of adoption.Where clear expectations havebeen set and supported with practical guidance, uptake has been Where is Scotland now? Assessing current practice against recognisedbenchmarks, drawing on survey data, structuredinterviews, and international comparisons. Scotland’s approach to Building Information Management is alignedwith and comparable to international best practice, with a strongpolicy foundation and practical tools that position the country well forthe next phase. Where is Scotland going? The greatest opportunity is not in project delivery but in operations.Information that is well-structured at handover often decays orbecomes inaccessible once a project closes, limiting return oninvestment and creating risk for estates teams. Setting out the policy context, future trends,and a set of ten practical recommendations toenable Scotland’s transition to a connected Scotland has an established standard information managementapproach, but it needs to be matured, scaled and extended beyondcurrent programme boundaries to deliver consistent value across the Early pilots in connected digital estate practice demonstratewhat is possible. Scaling depends on strong informationfoundations, adequate investment, clear ownership and sustained Ten recommendations – unlocking the next phase Why– Strategic Intent What– National Capability Contents Glossary of key terms This glossary provides plain-English explanations for the technical terms and abbreviations used throughout this report. 01 Introduction Who is this report for? From modelling to management: Scotland’s digital estate Scotland’s public sector digital estate What BIM has delivered so far in Scotland The information we hold on our Public Sector Estate THE OPPORTUNITY THAT BIM CAN UNLOCK FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR ESTATE Scotland’s BIM expertise and maturity provide a foundationto connect public sector estates, buildings, and assets.Across the full lifecycle, this enablesa connected digitalestate that supports safer, greener, more resilient, and 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 SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITY – PROPERTY AND ASSETS TEAM 1. Introduction The management of the public sector estate across Scotland is increasingly doing more with less: keeping people safe, keepingservices running, decarbonising, demonstrating compliance, and making informed investment choices within challenging operating Too often, those decisions rely on information that isincomplete, inconsistent, or trapped in project filesand personal drives. When information is unreliable,risk increases, with time and resource lost to re-surveying, re-creating records, and making decisionswith too many unknowns. The ability to utilise relia