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CivTech 11.2 - How can technology unlock the cultural and economic potential of the Gaelic language by addressing the sparsity of useful, available data - a problem faced by many languages around the world?

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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22 Jul 2025 at 00:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is seeking to address data sparsity in the Scottish Gaelic language through the CivTech 11.2 challenge, which aims to enhance the cultural and economic potential of the Gaelic language. This open procurement procedure, valued at £650,000, is currently in the tender stage. The procurement falls under the services category and involves electronic submission of proposals. Interested parties should submit their proposals by 2nd September 2025. The primary location for delivery is Edinburgh, within the UKM region. This initiative is part of the Scottish Government's efforts to support general public services and is crucial for leveraging technology to support minority languages like Gaelic.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for innovative tech companies, language technology developers, and cultural organisations capable of addressing language data challenges. Suitable businesses will be those with expertise in technology solutions, data analytics, and digital innovation, particularly those interested in the intersection of technology and cultural preservation. The project is ideal for companies keen on engaging in public sector innovation, and it provides a platform for showcasing their capabilities through a structured accelerator programme. Participants have the chance to collaborate directly with the Scottish Government and potentially influence public sector approaches to digital engagement, making it an exceptional opportunity for those looking to expand their footprint in public services and technology development.

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Notice Title

CivTech 11.2 - How can technology unlock the cultural and economic potential of the Gaelic language by addressing the sparsity of useful, available data - a problem faced by many languages around the world?

Notice Description

Scottish Gaelic, like many under-resourced languages, faces a significant barrier in developing advanced language technologies: data sparsity. This Challenge aims to overcome this barrier, ensuring Gaelic language and culture thrive in the 21st century and beyond. Successfully addressing data sparsity will enrich communities, safeguard cultural heritage and unlock economic opportunities, providing lasting benefits for speakers and learners globally.

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-2-data-sparsity-gaelic-language

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Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000804752
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535166
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract 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

48 - Software package and information systems

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

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

48190000 - Educational software package

72212190 - Educational software development services

72222300 - Information technology services

75121000 - Administrative educational services

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 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH6 6QQ
Post Town
Edinburgh
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

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