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title: "Civtech 7 - Challenge 7.13 - How can we use technology to better understand the issues facing our town centres, and be a catalyst for revitalisation?"
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# Civtech 7 - Challenge 7.13 - How can we use technology to better understand the issues facing our town centres, and be a catalyst for revitalisation?

Buyer: SOUTH OF SCOTLAND ENTERPRISE AGENCY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034226

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## Summary

The South of Scotland Enterprise Agency is currently seeking proposals for the Civtech 7 Challenge, which focuses on using technology to better understand and revitalise town centres. This project is classified under research and development services and related consultancy services, with a total budget of £650,000. The tender is open for applications until 28 June 2022, and submissions should be made electronically. The contract period is set for 720 days, with potential for extensions as required.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, data solutions, and consulting, particularly those capable of innovative problem-solving and technology development. Companies engaged in creating smart, efficient solutions that enhance public services will find this challenge particularly relevant. As part of the CivTech initiative, participants will collaborate with public sector organisations, contributing to urban regeneration while also building sustainable business models that can address global challenges.

## Notice

This challenge focuses on using technology to aid town centre regeneration challenges. It's about making better use of existing Council data and delivering new technological solutions to make our town centres more attractive places for communities, businesses and visitors. Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved https://www.civtech.scot/

### 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/process

Renewal: Extensions may be required to complete the work.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015232-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH OF SCOTLAND ENTERPRISE AGENCY |
| Locality | DUMFRIES |
| Post town | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Postcode | DG1 4TA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Electoral ward | Nith |
| Westminster constituency | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 32580000 - Data equipment
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 31 May 2022 at 14:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015232-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000695296
- https://www.civtech.scot/
- https://www.civtech.scot/process
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=695296
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30448
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
- https://www.southofscotlandenterprise.com

## Provenance

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