--- title: "How do we give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms are used in the Public Sector?" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000656394" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000656394" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000656394.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000656394.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2022-08-01" --- # How do we give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms are used in the Public Sector? Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000656394 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000656394) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000656394.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government is conducting a comprehensive tender titled "How do we give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms are used in the Public Sector?" This procurement falls under the services category and aims to address the increasing importance of AI in societal benefit. Located in Glasgow, the procurement is currently at the Award stage, with the contract value set at approximately £199,551.67. While the submission deadline for bids has passed, the initial call for tender was announced in June 2021, and the contract was signed in March 2022. This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses involved in AI development, technology solutions, and public engagement strategies. Companies specialised in creating transparent, explainable AI systems and those capable of facilitating public dialogues, particularly with children and their guardians, would be particularly well-suited to respond to CivTech challenges. The Scottish Government is keen on fostering innovation and actively seeks to engage smaller, agile firms to participate in this project, potentially leading to substantial growth opportunities for the right enterprises. ## Notice Without question Artificial Intelligence is going to play an increasingly important part in our lives. Its potential is enormous, and we would like that potential to be harnessed for societal benefit - to make people's lives better. But this is only going to happen if AI itself is both transparent and trusted, and that means we need to develop it in such a way that AI is explainable so that people know and understand it, and are able to engage with it. A first step would be what we want this Challenge to do: enable a meaningful dialogue with the public on how we use AI to help make decisions. The initial focus will be on dialogue with children and their parents and carers about decisions that affect them. So how do we use give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how AI and algorithms are used in the public sector? Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtechalliance.org/civtech-6-how-to-apply ### 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.civtechalliance.org/civtech-6-how-to-apply Renewal: Potential for renewal to complete works/milestones ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG455123 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | 9 Jul 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Mar 2022 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £250,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £199,551 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G2 8LU | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | SAIDOT | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 64200000 - Telecommunications services - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 1 Aug 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG455123 - 10 May 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY447978 - 8 Jul 2021 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL420682 - 14 Jun 2021 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418213 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418213&idx=9 23rd June 2021 - Link to view the Q&A session - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418213&idx=1 14th June 2021 - Challenge Information - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418213&idx=2 14th June 2021 - Guidance note on Terms and Conditions - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418213&idx=3 14th June 2021 - Application Form - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418213&idx=4 14th June 2021 - Scorecard - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418213&idx=5 14th June 2021 - Accelerator Terms and Conditions - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418213&idx=6 14th June 2021 - Exploration Terms and Conditions - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418213&idx=7 14th June 2021 - Instructions for submitting proposal - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418213&idx=8 14th June 2021 - Mandatory Exclusion Form - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418213 How do we give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms are used in the Public Sector? - Without question Artificial Intelligence is going to play an increasingly important part in our lives. Its potential is enormous, and we would like that potential to be harnessed for societal benefit - to make people's lives better. But this is only going to happen if AI itself is both transparent and trusted, and that means we need to develop it in such a way that AI is explainable so that people know and understand it, and are able to engage with it. A first step would be what we want this Challenge to do: enable a meaningful dialogue with the public on how we use AI to help make decisions. The initial focus will be on dialogue with children and their parents and carers about decisions that affect them. So how do we use give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how AI and algorithms are used in the public sector? Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtechalliance.org/civtech-6-how-to-apply - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY447978 How do we give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms are used in the Public Sector? - Without question Artificial Intelligence is going to play an increasingly important part in our lives. Its potential is enormous, and we would like that potential to be harnessed for societal benefit - to make people's lives better. But this is only going to happen if AI itself is both transparent and trusted, and that means we need to develop it in such a way that AI is explainable so that people know and understand it, and are able to engage with it. A first step would be what we want this Challenge to do: enable a meaningful dialogue with the public on how we use AI to help make decisions. The initial focus will be on dialogue with children and their parents and carers about decisions that affect them. So how do we use give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how AI and algorithms are used in the public sector? Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtechalliance.org/civtech-6-how-to-apply - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG455123 How do we give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms are used in the Public Sector? - Without question Artificial Intelligence is going to play an increasingly important part in our lives. Its potential is enormous, and we would like that potential to be harnessed for societal benefit - to make people's lives better. But this is only going to happen if AI itself is both transparent and trusted, and that means we need to develop it in such a way that AI is explainable so that people know and understand it, and are able to engage with it. A first step would be what we want this Challenge to do: enable a meaningful dialogue with the public on how we use AI to help make decisions. The initial focus will be on dialogue with children and their parents and carers about decisions that affect them. So how do we use give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how AI and algorithms are used in the public sector? Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtechalliance.org/civtech-6-how-to-apply ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.gov.scot/ - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000656394 - https://www.civtechalliance.org/civtech-6-how-to-apply - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000656394. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000656394.json.