Galliford Try confirms £54m Scottish prison job

The Scottish Prison Service has appointed Galliford Try’s Morrison Construction business to build a new women’s prison in Stirling.The £54m contract will involve the redevelopment of the existing Cornton Vale facility in a phased programme of demolition and new build.Split into two phases, the first will involve building two new residential blocks and a separate assessment centre.In addition, a new central hub with vocational and educational facilities, medical centre and laundry will be built along with a family and visitor area and administrative building.Phase two will involve the creation of a retreat and multi-faith area and an animal welfare and grounds maintenance building.A new 126 space car park with EV charging points, enhanced hard and soft landscaping within the grounds and security fencing will also be created.Scotland scrapped plans for a £75m women’s super prison at HMP Inverclyde in January in favour of the smaller national prison as part of a new approach to female offending.The new women’s national prison has been designed by architect Holmes Miller, with Arup’s Edinburgh office carrying out M&E design and Glasgow-based Stuart McTaggart handling structural and civil engineering.