--- title: "CivTech 11.1 - How can technology help us to manage the impact of Marine Pen Fish Farms more sustainably?" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0563a8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0563a8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0563a8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0563a8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY" published: "2025-07-22" --- # CivTech 11.1 - How can technology help us to manage the impact of Marine Pen Fish Farms more sustainably? Buyer: SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0563a8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0563a8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0563a8.json) ## Summary The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is seeking proposals for CivTech Challenge 11.1, which aims to explore how technology can help manage the impacts of Marine Pen Fish Farms more sustainably. This procurement is focused on developing non-invasive, robust scientific methods to monitor the ecological effects of fish farms on protected marine habitats and seabeds. Categorised under the IT services sector, the contract falls under the 'services' main procurement category with a total value of £650,000. The procurement stage is in the 'Tender' phase with an open procedure method. The deadline for submissions is 2nd September 2025 by 12:00 PM British Summer Time, and the tender requires electronic submissions via the Public Contracts Scotland website. The primary location for the development is in the United Kingdom, specifically Scotland. This tender presents significant opportunities for innovative technology and IT service providers, particularly those with expertise in environmental monitoring and sustainable aquaculture. The CivTech initiative encourages innovative problem-solving approaches, making it well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises looking to engage with public sector challenges. By fostering collaboration between public sector expertise and private sector creativity, this contract offers a unique platform to potentially develop solutions with global applicability, thus driving business growth and increasing visibility in international markets. Winning this tender could also position businesses to secure subsequent contracts with public sector organisations on a larger scale. ## Notice This challenge focuses on developing a method or tool to assess impacts of Marine Pen Fish Farms (MPFF) on the ecological communities of hard (rocky) seabeds and protected marine habitats where it is neither possible nor appropriate to take a grab sample. What we develop must be a non-invasive and preferably quantitative method to monitor ecological effects. The solution must be scientifically robust and must demonstrate the ability to detect whether MPFF operations remain within environmental limits, supporting sustainable aquaculture practices and the protection of sensitive marine ecosystems. ### 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/how-to-apply-civtech-11 https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-11-challenge-1-sustainable-aquaculture-industry ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041928-2025 | | 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 | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | 2 Sep 2025 | | 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 | £650,000 | | 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 | SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY | | Locality | HOLYTOWN, NORTH LANARKSHIRE | | Post town | Motherwell | | Postcode | ML1 4WQ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire | | Local authority | North Lanarkshire | | Electoral ward | Mossend and Holytown | | Westminster constituency | Airdrie and Shotts | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 22 Jul 2025 at 10:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041928-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://www.sepa.org.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000804848 - https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-11-challenge-1-sustainable-aquaculture-industry - https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-11 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=804848 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11302 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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