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title: "CivTech Challenge 10.2 - How can technology identify and measure firefighter exposure to contaminants across a wide range of incidents?"
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# CivTech Challenge 10.2 - How can technology identify and measure firefighter exposure to contaminants across a wide range of incidents?

Buyer: SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0485e6

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## Summary

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has concluded the CivTech Challenge 10.2, which sought innovative technological solutions to identify and measure firefighter exposure to various contaminants. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure, targeting organisations capable of providing IT services, including consulting, software development, and support. The project, focusing on safety improvements in firefighting, was contracted to the University of Central Lancashire with a £600,000 contract signed on 28th October 2025. The procurement covered the region of Edinburgh, UK and encompassed the classification of data-processing and contamination-monitoring devices under the CPV code 72000000.

This procurement creates significant opportunities for tech companies and innovative teams looking to collaborate with public sector bodies like the Scottish Government. The CivTech Innovation Flow aimed at fostering public and private sector collaboration offers a platform for businesses that specialise in IT services, particularly those focusing on health and safety technology. Organisations adept at co-developing solutions with public stakeholders can leverage this partnership to penetrate markets beyond the UK, given that similar challenges exist globally. Companies involved would work on critical public sector challenges, potentially leading to broader international business ventures.

## Notice

Firefighters are routinely exposed to a variety of contaminants during and after fire incidents. These contaminants can include chemical, biological, and particulate matter that pose significant health risks. The issue of contaminant exposure is both an emerging area of concern and study, with the safety of firefighters, staff, and the public being paramount. With contaminants identified, the risks that exposure to contaminants pose to firefighters at an incident, or to firefighters, staff, and members of the public (that come into contact with firefighting personnel and equipment post incident), can be better understood and managed. Having a better understanding of data of contamination by individual and cumulative exposure would be a significant development in further enhancing the safety of firefighters, staff, and the public.

### 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-2-identify-and-measure-firefighter-exposure-to-contaminants https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-10

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## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008423-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £650,000 |
| Lots value | £650,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £600,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE |
| Locality | CAMBUSLANG |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G72 7NA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Cambuslang East |
| Westminster constituency | Rutherglen |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 30236200 - Data-processing equipment
- 32260000 - Data-transmission equipment
- 32580000 - Data equipment
- 38341500 - Contamination-monitoring devices
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 30 Jan 2026 at 12:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008423-2026
- 30 Jul 2024 at 10:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023749-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://firescotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000773845
- https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-10-challenge-2-identify-and-measure-firefighter-exposure-to-contaminants
- https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-10
- https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19543
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courts-and-tribunals/courts-tribunals-and-office-locations/find-us/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court/

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