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title: "How can tech help manage traffic and road infrastructure used by commercial operations in rural and remote communities?"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02bb71"
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# How can tech help manage traffic and road infrastructure used by commercial operations in rural and remote communities?

Buyer: STIRLING COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bb71

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## Summary

Stirling Council is seeking solutions through an open tender titled "How can tech help manage traffic and road infrastructure used by commercial operations in rural and remote communities?" This procurement process falls under the IT services classification, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, and internet support. The location for service delivery is rural Scotland, particularly in and around Balquhidder. The tender is currently in the planning stage, with key deadline extensions announced, pushing the submission date to noon on 12 July 2021. Interested suppliers are encouraged to prepare their electronic submissions in advance to avoid last-minute issues.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in innovative technological solutions for traffic management and road infrastructure. Companies involved in IT services, especially those that focus on software development and consulting for rural transport challenges, would be particularly well-suited for this tender. Given the emphasis on addressing the needs of rural communities, businesses that possess expertise in creating solutions adaptable to varied local environments could find this a lucrative avenue for growth. By engaging with this procurement, suppliers can not only fulfil a critical public service need but also contribute toward enhancing local economies.

## Notice

In rural and remote Scotland, commercial operations in primary industries provide many jobs and benefits to local communities, their economies and way of life. But those rural and remote communities are often served by single track roads, and this can cause problems when the public road infrastructure is overwhelmed by peak or sustained commercial use, or by the flow of seasonal visitors. These can negatively impact not just the residents of those communities, but also visitors, customers, other businesses, and the provision of emergency services. They can also impact detrimentally on the environment. We want to make road use as effective as possible for all - efficient for the businesses involved, and also safer and less disruptive to the communities that support and rely on them, and the visitors that use them. Our use case is Balquhidder, a small community some 10 miles north west of Callander at the head of Loch Voil. Balquhidder's main artery is a single track Class C road, and it - along with other roads around the community - needs to meet the demands of significant and sustained use from residents, farm machinery, hospitality businesses, visitors and large forestry haulage vehicles. In this regard, forestry activity involving heavy machinery is likely to be extensive and sustained for the next 20 years across multiple sites in the area, using all the roads. So how can tech help manage traffic and road infrastructure used by commercial operations in rural and remote communities? Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved https://www.civtechalliance.org/

### 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.civtechalliance.org/

Renewal: Potential extensions to complete work and/or milestones

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020935-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £650,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £128,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STIRLING COUNCIL |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 2ET |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling West |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DIGITAL REFLECTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 45 - Construction work
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 32412000 - Communications network
- 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
- 34920000 - Road equipment
- 45316210 - Installation of traffic monitoring equipment
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 1 Aug 2022 at 10:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020935-2022
- 27 Jul 2021 at 17:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013310-2021
- 8 Jul 2021 at 14:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015939-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.stirling.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000656586
- https://www.civtechalliance.org/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00146

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