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CivTech 11.5 - How can technology help us better understand the potential impacts of government decisions?

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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22 Jul 2025 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is seeking innovative solutions through the CivTech 11.5 Challenge, titled "How can technology help us better understand the potential impacts of government decisions?" This procurement opportunity, classified under the services category, is being conducted using an open procedure, with submissions accepted electronically until 2nd September 2025. With a total estimated contract value of £350,000, the project aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the Scottish Government's impact assessment processes using advanced technologies like AI. The initiative is based in Edinburgh and is in the tender stage, with the aim to begin the awarding process immediately following the submission deadline.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses skilled in technology-driven solutions and process automation, particularly those adept at developing tools utilizing AI to improve data analysis. Innovative tech firms and startups with a focus on service automation and digital transformation would find this project well-aligned with their expertise. CivTech’s collaborative approach encourages co-creation with public sector bodies, potentially leading to the development of high-growth, sustainable businesses. Engaging with this procurement process could well position companies for further public sector contracts while expanding their service offerings.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CivTech 11.5 - How can technology help us better understand the potential impacts of government decisions?

Notice Description

We need to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Scottish Government's impact assessment processes to better inform decision-making. This will involve improving the evidence base underpinning government decision-making by bringing together a wider range of good quality evidence to explore the impacts of potential decisions on different groups of people, the environment and business. As well as automating and digitalising our processes we believe there may be considerable potential in the use of technologies such as AI. We believe that there are significant commercial opportunities beyond this Challenge if a suitably flexible tool is created.

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 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-11-challenge-5-improving-the-efficiency-and-effectiveness-of-impact-assessment-processes https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-11

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Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000804959
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535170
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

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

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
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
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
Marc Jones
Contact Email
marc.jones@gov.scot
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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