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How can technology help us detect beaver burrows in the wild and assess their associated risks to public and private interests?

SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

02 Jun 2023 at 00:00

Tender

31 May 2022 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Natural Heritage is seeking solutions to detect beaver burrows in the wild and assess their associated risks to public and private interests. The tender, titled "How can technology help us detect beaver burrows?", falls under the services category and is part of the CivTech initiative. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract has already been awarded with a value of £178,000. The tender was completed on 2nd June 2023. Scottish Natural Heritage is located in Inverness and the tender involves the Edinburgh Sheriff Court as a review body. The opportunity offers a chance for businesses to develop non-invasive methods to detect problematic burrows and mitigate risks, ultimately supporting coexistence with beavers.

This public procurement opportunity, initiated by Scottish Natural Heritage, presents a chance for businesses to engage in innovative solutions under the CivTech program. The procurement stage is currently at the award phase with a contract value of £178,000, active since 20th March 2023. Businesses that excel in technology and services related to wildlife risk assessment are well-suited to compete. The contract aims to address challenges related to beaver burrows impacting infrastructure and businesses, providing a platform for companies to contribute solutions that benefit wildlife conservation and public interests.

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Notice Title

How can technology help us detect beaver burrows in the wild and assess their associated risks to public and private interests?

Notice Description

Beavers are a protected species. However their burrowing sometimes causes us problems. Burrows have been associated with breaching of flood banking and water impoundments, undermining of infrastructure and collapse of sections of riverbank, impacting on businesses and livelihoods. Entrances to beaver burrows are usually dug below water, which can make detection difficult. A non-invasive method needs to be developed in order to both reliably detect potentially problematic burrows and assess the risk the burrow presents to infrastructure and people . A successful method will help anticipate the risk of problems arising from burrows, allowing targeted mitigation to help us live alongside beavers. Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply https://www.civtech.scot/selection-process

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 which runs from the 15th of August to the 2nd of September 2022, where they are then developed further [and 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. The Accelerator Stage will run from the 3rd of October 2022 to the 28th of January 2023. Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply https://www.civtech.scot/selection-process

Renewal: Extensions may be required in order for the work to be completed

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000694892
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN480137
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

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

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90720000 - Environmental protection

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£650,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£178,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE
Contact Name
Leigh Syme
Contact Email
leigh.syme@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1463725097

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 8NW
Post Town
Inverness
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
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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