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title: "How can we use technology to help land managers make informed land-use decisions and increase carbon capture?"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000656473"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS PARTNERSHIP"
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# How can we use technology to help land managers make informed land-use decisions and increase carbon capture?

Buyer: THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000656473

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## Summary

The Southern Uplands Partnership is seeking services for the procurement process "How can we use technology to help land managers make informed land-use decisions and increase carbon capture?" The organisation is based in Galashiels and falls under the "General public services" industry category. The procurement is in the award stage, with a contract value of GBP 240,000 and was signed on 25th February 2022. This tender aims to leverage technology to support land managers in making decisions for carbon capture and storage, contributing significantly to biodiversity and tackling climate change.

This tender by The Southern Uplands Partnership presents an opportunity for businesses, such as Ginger Land Limited, specializing in technology solutions for environmental conservation. The open procedure allows for fair competition, particularly for SMEs, to participate in providing services that enhance carbon capture and storage decision-making. The accelerated procurement process enables timely responses, aligning with the requirements for project delivery. Businesses interested in environmental technology solutions and innovation are well-suited to engage with this tender and potentially secure contracts for impactful projects.

## Notice

Land managers regularly face significant decisions on how to best use their land. While much land in Scotland is poor quality in 'standard' agricultural terms, we believe it could play a major role in tackling the climate emergency by naturally locking in carbon. We also believe that making better decisions for carbon-capture and storage, will generate significant benefits for biodiversity. However, it's currently difficult for land managers to make informed decisions on best use of their land for carbon capture and storage because the data that could support these decisions is either inaccessible or sparse, inconsistent, and often out of date. By solving this Challenge, we can enable informed land use decisions, enable regulators to decide what (if any) incentives or regulation are needed in relation to carbon capture, and make a significant contribution to tackling the climate crisis. So how can we use technology to help land managers make informed land-use decisions and increase carbon capture and storage? Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved https://www.civtechalliance.org/

### 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

Renewal: Potential extensions to complete work and/or milestone

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC466340 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | £250,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £240,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS PARTNERSHIP |
| Locality | GALASHIELS |
| Post town | Galashiels |
| Postcode | TD1 3PE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Electoral ward | Selkirkshire |
| Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GINGER LAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 70 - Real estate services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 38433200 - Emission measurement equipment
- 70332100 - Land management services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 8 Dec 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC466340
- 8 Jul 2021 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL420691
- 14 Jun 2021 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418186

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418186&idx=10
  2nd July 2021 - The map shows the boundary of the new community owned estate (Set to be the site for the challenge)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418186&idx=9
  23rd June 2021 - Link to view Q&A session
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418186&idx=2
  14th June 2021 - Guidance Note for Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418186&idx=3
  14th June 2021 - Application Form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418186&idx=4
  14th June 2021 - Scorecard
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418186&idx=5
  14th June 2021 - Accelerator Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418186&idx=6
  14th June 2021 - Exploration Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418186&idx=7
  14th June 2021 - Instructions to submit proposals
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418186&idx=8
  14th June 2021 - Mandatory Exclusion Form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418186&idx=1
  14th June 2021 - Advert Information
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418186
  How can we use technology to help land managers make informed land-use decisions and increase carbon capture? - Land managers regularly face significant decisions on how to best use their land. While much land in Scotland is poor quality in 'standard' agricultural terms, we believe it could play a major role in tackling the climate emergency by naturally locking in carbon. We also believe that making better decisions for carbon-capture and storage, will generate significant benefits for biodiversity. However, it's currently difficult for land managers to make informed decisions on best use of their land for carbon capture and storage because the data that could support these decisions is either inaccessible or sparse, inconsistent, and often out of date. By solving this Challenge, we can enable informed land use decisions, enable regulators to decide what (if any) incentives or regulation are needed in relation to carbon capture, and make a significant contribution to tackling the climate crisis. So how can we use technology to help land managers make informed land-use decisions and increase carbon capture and storage? Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved https://www.civtechalliance.org/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC466340
  How can we use technology to help land managers make informed land-use decisions and increase carbon capture? - Land managers regularly face significant decisions on how to best use their land. While much land in Scotland is poor quality in 'standard' agricultural terms, we believe it could play a major role in tackling the climate emergency by naturally locking in carbon. We also believe that making better decisions for carbon-capture and storage, will generate significant benefits for biodiversity. However, it's currently difficult for land managers to make informed decisions on best use of their land for carbon capture and storage because the data that could support these decisions is either inaccessible or sparse, inconsistent, and often out of date. By solving this Challenge, we can enable informed land use decisions, enable regulators to decide what (if any) incentives or regulation are needed in relation to carbon capture, and make a significant contribution to tackling the climate crisis. So how can we use technology to help land managers make informed land-use decisions and increase carbon capture and storage? Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved https://www.civtechalliance.org/

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.sup.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000656473
- https://www.civtechalliance.org/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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