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CivTech 10 - Wildcard Challenge 10.11 - How can technology help early-stage entrepreneurs by giving them the best possible information, advice and other forms of support in a way that is fast and easy to access, helping establish Scotland as a Start-Up Nation?

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

23 Jul 2025 at 00:00

Tender

06 Aug 2024 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process initiated by the Scottish Government under the CivTech 10 Wildcard Challenge 10.11 seeks to explore technological interventions for supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in Scotland. The procurement process follows an open procedure and targets the general public services sector. Located in Edinburgh, this opportunity is designed to foster innovation, particularly in leveraging AI to develop new business support models. The procurement process is currently in the 'Award' stage, having advanced from the 'Tender' stage with a total contract value of £294,801 awarded to Matthew Kendrick on 23rd July 2025. The initiative focus is on the pre-start, start-up, and early-stage business ecosystem in the UK region UKM, specifically in Edinburgh.

This procurement offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs and tech start-ups, by inviting innovative solutions to address critical challenges faced by early-stage entrepreneurs. Companies adept in creating AI-driven solutions and those with a focus on the service industry will find a fit here. The CivTech initiative allows businesses to engage in a robust Accelerator model, offering a valuable platform to work alongside public sector bodies to further develop and scale solutions not just locally but potentially globally. By providing pathways to collaborate with the Scottish Government, this initiative supports the creation of high-growth businesses and strengthens Scotland's position as a vibrant tech innovation hub.

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Notice Title

CivTech 10 - Wildcard Challenge 10.11 - How can technology help early-stage entrepreneurs by giving them the best possible information, advice and other forms of support in a way that is fast and easy to access, helping establish Scotland as a Start-Up Nation?

Notice Description

There is a huge range of support available for businesses in Scotland, coming from both the public and private sectors. However, finding and accessing the support most relevant for an individual business can be challenging, many of the approaches to delivery of business support rely on traditional models of delivery, and few have embraced the possibilities of advanced AI. So, this Challenge seeks to explore how technology could be applied to develop new innovative and highly effective business support models, with an initial focus on support for pre-start, start-up, and early-stage businesses. How can AI, if applied in really imaginative and innovative ways, make major beneficial impacts in this area?

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/how-to-apply-civtech-10 https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-10-challenge-11-support-and-advice-for-potential-and-early-stage-entrepreneurs

Renewal: The contract can be extended if required

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000774363
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535310
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

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

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£294,801 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20257 months 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 GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
brody.johnston@gov.scot, paul.packett@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312444000

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8EA
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Leith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MATTHEW KENDRICK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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