--- title: "CivTech 10.5 - How might we use technology to better understand the supply and demand of digital economy skills at the regional level - both today and in the future." ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0485d0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0485d0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0485d0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0485d0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL" published: "2025-11-27" --- # CivTech 10.5 - How might we use technology to better understand the supply and demand of digital economy skills at the regional level - both today and in the future. Buyer: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0485d0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0485d0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0485d0.json) ## Summary The latest procurement process initiated by Glasgow City Council focuses on addressing the digital and technical skills gap in Scotland. Titled "CivTech 10.5 - How might we use technology to better understand the supply and demand of digital economy skills at the regional level - both today and in the future.", this tender falls under the IT services category and targets innovation in the public sector to tackle crucial challenges. The procurement is conducted through an open procedure, with a total budget of £650,000, and spans the Edinburgh area of the UK. The tender is currently in the active stage, with a significant submission deadline on 10th September 2024, marking the end of the tender period. This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses operating in technology, consulting, software development, and educational services sectors. The CivTech programme's unique accelerator model incentivises smaller, innovative companies that can co-develop solutions in collaboration with public sector organisations, ultimately leading to sustainable business growth and potential long-term partnerships. Consequently, businesses proficient in developing training software, delivering educational and technical training services, or specialising in AI and digital transformation will find this opportunity particularly well-aligned with their capabilities and growth aspirations. ## Notice Action needs to be taken to address the digital and technical skills gap in Scotland. On the precipice of a transformative decade for industries, there remains uncertainty about exactly what type of digital skills will be required including the dramatic difference AI could make. This Challenge will better understand the changing needs of employers and recruiters in the market as well as the available talent emerging through education and training provision. In particular, there is little granular data available at Glasgow City Region level on both the supply and demand of professional digital skills. By using technology to understand the data and identify the gaps it will inform policy and the necessary interventions required across the Glasgow City Region. ### 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/civtech-10-challenge-5-understanding-supply-and-demand-of-digital-economy-skills https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-10 Renewal: Extensions may be required ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077725-2025 | | 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, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Nov 2025 | | 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 | Cancelled | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Unsuccessful | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G2 1DU | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 48931000 - Training software package - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72212931 - Training software development services - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80500000 - Training services - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 80511000 - Staff training services - 80521000 - Training programme services - 80522000 - Training seminars - 80530000 - Vocational training services - 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services - 80531100 - Industrial training services - 80531200 - Technical training services - 80533000 - Computer-user familiarisation and training services - 80533100 - Computer training services ## Release History - 27 Nov 2025 at 14:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077725-2025 - 30 Jul 2024 at 09:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023718-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.glasgow.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000773512 - https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-10-challenge-5-understanding-supply-and-demand-of-digital-economy-skills - https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-10 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00196 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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