Award

CivTech Challenge 10.4 - How can technology make the sharing of data across organisations with separate legal obligations as seamless and easy to manage as possible, and so encourage activity that could maximise public good outcomes, including but not limited to the use of AI and automated data analysis?

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 Jul 2025 at 07:19

Tender

30 Jul 2024 at 09:18

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has concluded a procurement process under the CivTech Challenge 10.4 initiative, titled "How can technology make the sharing of data across organisations with separate legal obligations as seamless and easy to manage as possible?" The procurement was classified under the industry category of IT services, which includes consulting, software development, and Internet support. The endeavour, completed as of 17 July 2025, was located across the region of UKM in Scotland. This procurement was executed through an open procedure and covered under the GPA. The tender started in 2024 and was finally awarded to Verifoxx Ltd, indicating the successful conclusion of the process. The contract, valued at £595,594.01, was signed on 16 July 2025, and managed by the Scottish Government, located at 4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St, Glasgow, with Colin Campbell as the contact point.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services and data management to engage with public sector innovations. The CivTech Challenge aims to drive innovation within the public sector, providing substantial opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to demonstrate their capabilities and secure challenging contracts. The accelerator model offers a platform for companies to design efficient data-sharing solutions that support public good outcomes, consequently fostering business growth and expansion into new markets. This procurement is particularly advantageous for businesses focused on technology, AI, and automated data analysis, with an aptitude for addressing complex, multi-organisational challenges. Businesses ready to engage with cutting-edge technology and contribute to public sector reforms will find this initiative beneficial for growth and exploration across various sectors.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

CivTech Challenge 10.4 - How can technology make the sharing of data across organisations with separate legal obligations as seamless and easy to manage as possible, and so encourage activity that could maximise public good outcomes, including but not limited to the use of AI and automated data analysis?

Notice Description

There are thousands of requests for data to be shared across multiple organisations in the Scottish Public Sector, feeding a wide range of different statistics and analysis which in turn provide the evidence to inform policy and operational decisions. In order to make sure regular decisions are informed by the latest information the process might be more automated for gaining approval for reusing public data and demonstrating this approval for each subsequent update.

Lot Information

Lot 1

CivTech's mission is to drive daring and innovation in the public sector by collaboratively solving Challenges that make people's lives better - and in doing so create generations of sustainable, high growth businesses. CivTech brings together public sector expertise and private sector innovation to solve real problems, develop new products, and deliver better, faster and easier services for everyone. Central to the approach is co-production with the citizen. Part of the Scottish Government's Digital Directorate, CivTech's approach is helping transform public sector engagement with tech and innovation, delivering significant benefits to public services, producing genuine uplifts for the Scottish economy - and along the way, making lives better. Across the country there are problems public sector organisations would like to solve and in the current environment the need for smart, efficient and effective products has never been greater. The Scottish Government is aware innovation is a good way to create them and is committed to ensuring a large part of its tech spend goes to smaller, innovative businesses. This is where CivTech comes in. The CivTech Innovation Flow is designed to create products as quickly and effectively as possible, and uses a true Accelerator model at the heart of its Innovation Flow model. For you - whether you're an individual, team or company - it's an opportunity to take on a Challenge, solve it, and win contracts with a blue-chip public sector organisation. You'll build a product, and a business to take it as far as possible. Because here's the kicker: the Challenges we issue aren't 'single organisation' problems - most exist worldwide. In short: Open Challenges are set. Any organisation, team or individual can respond. Applications are assessed, and shortlisted proposals go into an Exploration Stage where they're developed further [for which participating applicants are paid]. The best go through to the Accelerator - a period of intensive work to create the solution, and through CivTech's unique business workshop system, a business capable of taking the product to the world. Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-10-challenge-4-seamless-and-easy-to-manage-data-sharing-accross-organisations https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-10

Renewal: Extensions may be required in order to complete work

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0485ce
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040689-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

30236200 - Data-processing equipment

32260000 - Data-transmission equipment

32580000 - Data equipment

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£650,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£650,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£595,594 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Colin Campbell
Contact Email
colin.campbell3@gov.scot
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8EA
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VERIFOXX

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0485ce-2025-07-17T08:19:41+01:00",
    "date": "2025-07-17T08:19:41+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0485ce",
    "description": "(SC Ref:804548)",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0485ce",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        },
        "title": "CivTech Challenge 10.4 - How can technology make the sharing of data across organisations with separate legal obligations as seamless and easy to manage as possible, and so encourage activity that could maximise public good outcomes, including but not limited to the use of AI and automated data analysis?",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "72000000",
            "description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "description": "There are thousands of requests for data to be shared across multiple organisations in the Scottish Public Sector, feeding a wide range of different statistics and analysis which in turn provide the evidence to inform policy and operational decisions. In order to make sure regular decisions are informed by the latest information the process might be more automated for gaining approval for reusing public data and demonstrating this approval for each subsequent update.",
        "value": {
            "amount": 650000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "CivTech's mission is to drive daring and innovation in the public sector by collaboratively solving Challenges that make people's lives better - and in doing so create generations of sustainable, high growth businesses. CivTech brings together public sector expertise and private sector innovation to solve real problems, develop new products, and deliver better, faster and easier services for everyone. Central to the approach is co-production with the citizen. Part of the Scottish Government's Digital Directorate, CivTech's approach is helping transform public sector engagement with tech and innovation, delivering significant benefits to public services, producing genuine uplifts for the Scottish economy - and along the way, making lives better. Across the country there are problems public sector organisations would like to solve and in the current environment the need for smart, efficient and effective products has never been greater. The Scottish Government is aware innovation is a good way to create them and is committed to ensuring a large part of its tech spend goes to smaller, innovative businesses. This is where CivTech comes in. The CivTech Innovation Flow is designed to create products as quickly and effectively as possible, and uses a true Accelerator model at the heart of its Innovation Flow model. For you - whether you're an individual, team or company - it's an opportunity to take on a Challenge, solve it, and win contracts with a blue-chip public sector organisation. You'll build a product, and a business to take it as far as possible. Because here's the kicker: the Challenges we issue aren't 'single organisation' problems - most exist worldwide. In short: Open Challenges are set. Any organisation, team or individual can respond. Applications are assessed, and shortlisted proposals go into an Exploration Stage where they're developed further [for which participating applicants are paid]. The best go through to the Accelerator - a period of intensive work to create the solution, and through CivTech's unique business workshop system, a business capable of taking the product to the world. Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-10-challenge-4-seamless-and-easy-to-manage-data-sharing-accross-organisations https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-10",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "name": "Quality",
                            "type": "quality",
                            "description": "100"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "value": {
                    "amount": 650000,
                    "currency": "GBP"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 720
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "Extensions may be required in order to complete work"
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "status": "cancelled"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "30236200",
                        "description": "Data-processing equipment"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "32260000",
                        "description": "Data-transmission equipment"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "32580000",
                        "description": "Data equipment"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKM"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "submissionMethod": [
            "electronicSubmission"
        ],
        "submissionMethodDetails": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482",
        "communication": {
            "atypicalToolUrl": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2024-09-10T12:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "submissionTerms": {
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ]
        },
        "awardPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2024-09-10T12:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "bidOpening": {
            "date": "2024-09-10T12:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "hasRecurrence": false,
        "contractTerms": {
            "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed",
            "hasElectronicPayment": true
        }
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-10601",
            "name": "Scottish Government",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Scottish Government"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St",
                "locality": "Glasgow",
                "region": "UKM",
                "postalCode": "G2 8EA",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Colin Campbell",
                "email": "colin.campbell3@gov.scot",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "centralPurchasingBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "http://www.scotland.gov.uk",
                "buyerProfile": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482",
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
                        "id": "MINISTRY",
                        "description": "Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "COFOG",
                        "id": "01",
                        "description": "General public services"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-119942",
            "name": "Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Sheriff Court House 27 Chambers Street",
                "locality": "Edinburgh",
                "postalCode": "EH1 1LB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 1312252525",
                "email": "edinburgh@scotcourts.gov.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody",
                "mediationBody",
                "reviewContactPoint"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courts-and-tribunals/courts-tribunals-and-office-locations/find-us/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court/"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-154851",
            "name": "Verifoxx Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Verifoxx Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "128 City Road, London",
                "locality": "London",
                "region": "UKI34",
                "postalCode": "EC1V 2NX",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 7481412405",
                "email": "roisin@verifoxx.com"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme"
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-FTS-10601",
        "name": "Scottish Government"
    },
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000773712"
        }
    ],
    "language": "en",
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "040689-2025-1",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "status": "active",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-FTS-154851",
                    "name": "Verifoxx Ltd"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "040689-2025-1",
            "awardID": "040689-2025-1",
            "status": "active",
            "value": {
                "amount": 595594.01,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "dateSigned": "2025-07-16T00:00:00+01:00"
        }
    ],
    "bids": {
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "measure": "bids",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 31
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "measure": "smeBids",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 27
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromEU",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 0
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromNonEU",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 31
            },
            {
                "id": "5",
                "measure": "electronicBids",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 31
            }
        ]
    }
}