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CivTech 11 - Challenge 11.3 - How can technology reduce the environmental and social impact of litter at Arrochar?

THE GRAB TRUST (GROUP FOR RECYCLING IN ARGYLL AND BUTE TRUST LIMITED)

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22 Jul 2025 at 14:35

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22 Jul 2025 at 10:42

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Summary of the contracting process

The CivTech 11 - Challenge 11.3 tender seeks innovative IT services to mitigate the environmental and social impact of litter at Arrochar, a designated 'litter sink' at Loch Long, Scotland. The buying organisation, The GRAB Trust, aims to address this challenge through sustainable technology solutions, enhancing both local ecosystems and community experiences. This procurement is in the tender stage with a submission deadline of 2nd September 2025, conducted via an open procedure under the European Union legal basis framework. The tender falls within the IT services industry category and is valued at £650,000 over a contract period of 720 days, with the possibility of renewal if necessary. The project targets services delivery within the UK.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in IT consulting, software development, and support services, particularly those focused on sustainability. With a focus on quality over price, innovative SMEs and large IT firms capable of offering environmentally sustainable solutions are well-suited to compete. Businesses can leverage the project to develop scalable solutions with potential global applications, facilitated by CivTech's accelerator model providing engagement with a public sector-backed innovation programme. Successful bidders have the chance to build products that can be marketed internationally, offering both business growth and significant public benefits.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CivTech 11 - Challenge 11.3 - How can technology reduce the environmental and social impact of litter at Arrochar?

Notice Description

Arrochar, a Scottish beauty spot at Loch Long, was designated a 'litter sink' by the Scottish Government in 2017. The problem of litter gathering at the head of the Loch has been getting worse over decades and has reached a point where it creates a damaging effect on the area, its environment, wildlife, visitors, and on the Local Community. Arrochar is perhaps the most publicised but far from the only 'Litter Sink' in Scotland. Manual mechanical methods are challenging and costly, and so this Challenge seeks to develop new, sustainable ways of tackling a national issue, starting with Arrochar.

Lot Information

Lot 1

About CivTech 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 innovative businesses - whatever stage they're at, or size they are.. 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 of the problems we are solving 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 together with the Challenge Sponsor and the CivTech [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 growth 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/how-to-apply-civtech-11 https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-11-challenge-6-reducing-teaching-workload

Renewal: The contract can be extended if required

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0563a9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042100-2025
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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE GRAB TRUST (GROUP FOR RECYCLING IN ARGYLL AND BUTE TRUST LIMITED)
Contact Name
Erin Crawford
Contact Email
erin.crawford@gov.scpt
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ARGYLL
Postcode
PA31 8RT
Post Town
Paisley
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward
Mid Argyll
Westminster Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Further Information

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