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title: "CivTech 3.0 - Challenge 11 - How can tech help young people experiencing mental health difficulties?"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000553281"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF NHS NSS"
published: "2019-06-25"
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# CivTech 3.0 - Challenge 11 - How can tech help young people experiencing mental health difficulties?

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF NHS NSS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000553281

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Scottish Government on behalf of NHS National Services Scotland, seeking innovative solutions through the CivTech 3.0 - Challenge 11 titled "How can tech help young people experiencing mental health difficulties?" This initiative, classified under the services category, is located in Edinburgh, UK. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, with the tender period concluding on the 22nd of August, 2018. This project aims to address the complexities surrounding mental health support for young people, making the engagement highly relevant to current public service needs.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in technology and mental health solutions, particularly those that can develop personalised and accessible tools aimed at young individuals. Suppliers with experience in digital services, mental health innovation, and user-friendly application development would be well-suited to compete. By leveraging public sector engagement, businesses can not only contribute to meaningful social impacts but also enhance their market reach within the growing mental health sector.

## Notice

CivTech(r) brings together public sector expertise and private sector creativity 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 already helping transform public sector engagement with tech and innovation, delivering significant benefits to public services, and producing genuine uplifts for the Scottish economy. And along the way, it's making everyone's lives better.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The world for young people is very different from the one most of their parents knew. The huge influences of technology, mainstream and social media, online and offline are just a few of the highly complex areas these people have to navigate while growing up. It's against this background that mental wellbeing is increasingly being highlighted as a key issue. Mental health challenges vary greatly from individual to individual and can affect relationships with friends and family, impact on achievement in every aspect of life including school and work, and can lead to serious problems, physical harm, and even suicide. But addressing mental health difficulties is not an easy thing to do. While there are well established routes to access help, they are not automatically well known. And while there's a lot of information online, many young people report feeling overwhelmed and confused by the information and the different types of advice. The subject can be difficult for young people to talk about. It can also be difficult for them to understand how they are feeling, and the stigma around such difficulties can affect how people feel about asking for help or advice. So this CivTech Wildcard Challenge is asking you to consider how we cut through some of the complexity for young people in a highly personalised way and with the right kind of information, tools, support and guidance, so that each young person can know where to start the conversation about mental health, or help their friends and family do the same. This Challenge is not about reducing or replacing any existing mental health support services for young people. Nor is it intended to be an awareness campaign. Instead, we want to see new innovative ways that technology can empower conversations about mental health by making things highly personalised, easy to navigate and truly accessible. So how do we help young people access the support they need, when they need it? For full challenge information and videos please visit: https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CIV/pages/540803073/Wildcard+Challenge+Starting+the+Mental+Health+Conversation. Challenge Link: https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CIV/pages/540803073/Wildcard+Challenge+Starting+the+Mental+Health+Conversation Link to how to apply page on our web page where you can find a guide on how to apply, the application form and the scorecard. https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CIV/pages/45717443/How+to+apply

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN358263 |
| 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 | 25 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Aug 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Feb 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £200,000 |

## 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 NHS NSS |
| 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 | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 25 Jun 2019 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN358263
- 9 Aug 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG327614

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327614&idx=1
  9th August 2018 - Application Form - Wildcard
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327614&idx=2
  9th August 2018 - Scorecard - Wildcard
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327614&idx=3
  9th August 2018 - Mandatory Exclusions Form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327614&idx=4
  9th August 2018 - Exploration Stage ts and cs
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327614&idx=5
  9th August 2018 - Accelerator Stage ts and cs
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG327614
  CivTech 3.0 - Challenge 11 - How can tech help young people experiencing mental health difficulties? - CivTech(r) brings together public sector expertise and private sector creativity 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 already helping transform public sector engagement with tech and innovation, delivering significant benefits to public services, and producing genuine uplifts for the Scottish economy. And along the way, it's making everyone's lives better.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN358263
  CivTech 3.0 - Challenge 11 - How can tech help young people experiencing mental health difficulties? - CivTech(r) brings together public sector expertise and private sector creativity 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 already helping transform public sector engagement with tech and innovation, delivering significant benefits to public services, and producing genuine uplifts for the Scottish economy. And along the way, it's making everyone's lives better.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000553281
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CIV/pages/45717443/How+to+apply
- https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CIV/pages/540803073/Wildcard+Challenge+Starting+the+Mental+Health+Conversation

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