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title: "CivTech 2.0 - Challenge 2 - Historic Sites"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000495052"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT (ON BEHALF OF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND)"
published: "2018-04-26"
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# CivTech 2.0 - Challenge 2 - Historic Sites

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT (ON BEHALF OF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000495052

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## Summary

The Scottish Government, acting on behalf of Historic Environment Scotland, is conducting a public procurement process titled "CivTech 2.0 - Challenge 2 - Historic Sites". This initiative, classified under general public services and environmental protection, aims to foster innovation and efficiency in managing Scotland's historic sites. The procurement method used is an open procedure, and the procurement process is currently at the award stage, with the contract valued at £100,000. The contract was signed on 29th March 2018, and it requires suppliers to deliver solutions that facilitate visitor tracking at historic sites spread across various geographical locations in Scotland.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with capabilities in technology and analytics. Businesses that specialise in data collection, monitoring systems, or innovative solutions for public sector challenges would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Suppliers can leverage their expertise to create cost-effective and reliable solutions, ultimately contributing to the conservation and management of Scotland’s rich heritage while enhancing visitor experience.

## 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. Historic Environment Scotland's mission is to protect, conserve and manage Scotland's historic environment for the enjoyment, enrichment and benefit of everyone - including the people of Scotland, visitors to Scotland, and future generations. As part of this we're responsible for 336 properties in care [PICs]. Some of these like Edinburgh Castle and Skara Brae are well known, high profile, staffed and well connected. Others - such as Dun Dornaigil Broch and Eilean Mor - are far smaller, often remote, and do not benefit from the kind of connectivity that makes standard monitoring systems either easy or affordable to operate. But all of them are of national importance, and the more we know about their use the better we can plan, and allocate important conservation resources. When sites are staffed and / or well connected, monitoring them is usually fairly straightforward. But many of our PICs are spread across the country in diverse geographical locations to which access is difficult, have extremely limited - or no - connectivity of any kind, have no power supply, and are not staffed [255 out of our 336 PICs are unstaffed]. So the Challenge is this - How can we track visitors to historic sites in a way that is low-cost, robust and reliable, and in a way that means we can get the information in a timely manner, regardless of location, connectivity and power conditions? 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=APR317662 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Apr 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jun 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Mar 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT (ON BEHALF OF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND) |
| Additional buyers | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| 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 | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | REPLICADE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 26 Apr 2018 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR317662
- 12 May 2017 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY282697

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY282697&idx=4
  31st May 2017 - These questions and responses were discussed in detail during the Q&A session.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY282697&idx=5
  31st May 2017 - These questions and responses were discussed in detail during the Q&A session.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY282697&idx=3
  30th May 2017 - Please refer to the file for questions and answers.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY282697&idx=1
  12th May 2017 - CivTech Application Form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY282697&idx=2
  12th May 2017 - Mandatory Exclusions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY282697
  CivTech 2.0 - Challenge 2 - Historic Sites - 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.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR317662
  CivTech 2.0 - Challenge 2 - Historic Sites - 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://
- http://historicenvironment.scot
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000495052
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=45847042

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