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title: "CivTech 2.0 - Challenge 1 - Wildlife Crime"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000495003"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT (ON BEHALF OF CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY)"
published: "2017-05-12"
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# CivTech 2.0 - Challenge 1 - Wildlife Crime

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT (ON BEHALF OF CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY)  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000495003

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## Summary

The Scottish Government, representing the Cairngorms National Park Authority, has issued a tender titled "CivTech 2.0 - Challenge 1 - Wildlife Crime" in the General Public Services sector. The procurement process is at the active tender stage, with submissions due by 1st June 2017. The contract has an estimated value of £100,000 and requires collaboration with the Cairngorms National Park Authority, located in Edinburgh, UK. Interested parties can submit their proposals electronically via the specified platform.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for innovative technology firms and service providers that specialise in developing solutions for wildlife protection and law enforcement. Businesses with expertise in creating monitoring systems or technological tools to combat wildlife crime, particularly those related to birds of prey, would find this an advantageous opportunity. Through the CivTech programme, organisations are encouraged to propose unique solutions that address significant environmental challenges while collaborating with the public sector and contributing to better services for the community.

## Notice

CivTech(r) 2.0 is a programme backed by the Scottish Government that will bring together private sector businesses, public organisations and citizens to develop more efficient and effective products and services, which will translate to new, better, faster and easier experiences for everyone. Innovation is key. By setting challenges - problems public sector organisations have identified - but not solutions, CivTech will be looking for truly great, innovative solutions.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

CivTech(r) 2.0 is a programme backed by the Scottish Government that will bring together private sector businesses, public organisations and citizens to develop more efficient and effective products and services, which will translate to new, better, faster and easier experiences for everyone. Innovation is key. By setting challenges - problems public sector organisations have identified - but not solutions, CivTech will be looking for truly great, innovative solutions. Wildlife crime is difficult to combat, prevent and apprehend as it generally takes place in remote areas away from population, and involves species that cover significant distances. This is especially true of birds of prey - or raptors. It's also on the increase, threatens the health of the environments it occurs in, and is also a criminal activity - so those involved take significant steps to cover up any evidence of the incident, and their involvement in it. In Scotland we use small satellite transmitters [attached harmlessly to birds of prey] to monitor them and study their ecology. They can also help us prevent and / or identify wildlife crime hot spots. But the upload of information from these transmitters is not constant, and the number of birds whose transmitters suddenly stop operating is increasing. When site searches take place, they often fail to find the bird or the transmitter. We think that at least in some of these cases, the transmitters are being deliberately disabled by humans: we don't know the ways in which this is done but think they will include physical destruction and / or burying. So the Challenge is this - How can we combat bird of prey persecution? Is there a technological solution that could help reduce raptor crime by making it difficult for anyone to kill a bird without getting caught? Or is there a way to ensure we can find destroyed or hidden transmitters? Or at the very least, is there a way we can be certain of the last known location - one accurately recorded and in a tamper proof way? Please visit https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki for more information on how to be involved in CivTech(r) 2.0. IMPORTANT: It is vital that applicants review the full information about each challenge available on the CivTech wiki page (https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=45847042) before completing the application. Below each challenge summary is a link to the full challenge, a video, relevant dates and further information about the challenge sponsor.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY282725 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 | 12 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jun 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| 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 | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT (ON BEHALF OF CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY) |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH6 6QQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Leith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 12 May 2017 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY282725

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY282725&idx=2
  12th May 2017 - Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY282725&idx=1
  12th May 2017 - CivTech Application Form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY282725
  CivTech 2.0 - Challenge 1 - Wildlife Crime - CivTech(r) 2.0 is a programme backed by the Scottish Government that will bring together private sector businesses, public organisations and citizens to develop more efficient and effective products and services, which will translate to new, better, faster and easier experiences for everyone. Innovation is key. By setting challenges - problems public sector organisations have identified - but not solutions, CivTech will be looking for truly great, innovative solutions.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cairngorms.co.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=495003
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=495003
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000495003
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=45847042
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/x/0i2_Ag
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/x/I228Ag
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/x/IZi5Ag
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/x/KIEf
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/x/NABr
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/x/d5i5Ag
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/x/s5i5Ag

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