Agilysis has been shortlisted for Road Safety Scheme of the Year at the Highways Awards 2026, for its work with Transport Scotland on "Transforming Road Safety Culture Across Scotland." The ceremony takes place on 23 September at the Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, London.
It's the second recognition for this programme this year. Agilysis and Transport Scotland won a Health and Safety Award from CIHT earlier in 2026 for the same body of work.
Scotland's long-term casualty reduction had plateaued. A Safe System policy framework existed on paper, but the gap between strategic ambition and everyday delivery remained wide. Engineering and enforcement measures alone weren't going to close it.
Agilysis worked with Transport Scotland to turn that ambition into practical, evidence-based action, embedded consistently across organisations rather than left to isolated interventions.
What the programme delivered
The work started with a national assessment of organisational culture across Transport Scotland, local authorities, Police Scotland and key partners, mapping where Safe System adoption was strong and where it was stalling. That assessment shaped the Safe System Cultural Maturity Playbook, the first of its kind anywhere, giving leaders a clear route to strengthen safety culture and mission-led practice.
Alongside it came a Safe System Manual holding 250 applied practice notes, and a blended training programme that reached more than 500 practitioners nationwide through eLearning, workshops and face-to-face courses. A Safe System data roadmap tied evidence, analysis and decision-making together, so future investment could be intelligence-led rather than reactive.
Impact
Post-course evaluation showed real gains in practitioners' knowledge, confidence and ability to apply Safe System thinking on the ground. Senior leaders from Transport Scotland, local authorities, Police Scotland and elected representatives took part in dedicated engagement sessions, keeping Safe System principles central to strategic decisions.
The programme's credibility, backed by independent evaluation, helped secure a £36 million road safety funding commitment, better targeted and more effective because the groundwork behind it was solid.
Road safety programmes often stop at strategy documents. This one built the culture, capability and data infrastructure to make Safe System principles a living part of how Scotland's road safety community works day to day. Two industry recognitions in one year, CIHT's Health and Safety Award and now a Highways Awards shortlisting, reflect the strength of that approach.
We'll be at the Park Plaza on 23 September to find out how the judges see it. Whatever happens on the night, this project already stands as a blueprint other authorities can adapt for their own Safe System journeys.
