THE Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has published its 2026/27 Business Plan, described as setting out an infrastructure programme designed to accelerate investment, strengthen delivery, and improve long-term outcomes for communities across the country.
The infrastructure body said the plan aligns closely with the Scottish Government’s draft Infrastructure Strategy (2027-37) and its associated Infrastructure Delivery Pipeline (2026-30), published earlier this year. Together, these frameworks set a ten-year direction for infrastructure planning and investment.
The Business Plan is structured around four key areas of activity: strategy, investment, delivery and management.
In infrastructure strategy, SFT revealed it will continue to provide independent advice to government and the wider public sector, supporting the development of national and place-based strategies. A key priority includes advancing the implementation of the Infrastructure Needs Assessment.
Within infrastructure investment, the focus is on unlocking public and private investment to deliver critical projects, including the use of innovative financing models such as the Mutual Investment Model for community health infrastructure
In infrastructure delivery, SFT added that it will continue to play a central role in supporting ongoing efforts to transform the construction sector, improve project outcomes, and develop a new delivery model for social infrastructure.
And in infrastructure management, SFT’s focus is on supporting the management and decarbonisation of public-private partnership (PPP) assets and the successful hand-back of PPP expiry projects to the public sector.
Peter Reekie, chief executive of the Scottish Futures Trust, said, “Our Scotland-wide remit gives us the opportunity to make connections between local, regional and national infrastructure activities, enabling us to share best practice, foster collaboration and drive greater efficiencies. Crucially, we act as a bridge between the public and private sectors, helping to hit the sweet spot which delivers both commercial viability and progress on key policy objectives.”
Joe Philipsz, chair of the Scottish Futures Trust, added, “In an era defined by ever growing economic uncertainty, climate urgency and rapid technological change, the message is clear: coordinated, evidence-led and long-term infrastructure strategy will be essential to building a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient Scotland.”
