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title: "CIvTech 9.6 - How can technology help Scotland's public sector protect against ransomware and other forms of cyber-crime, and should they occur mitigate and recover from their effects, including data loss?"
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# CIvTech 9.6 - How can technology help Scotland's public sector protect against ransomware and other forms of cyber-crime, and should they occur mitigate and recover from their effects, including data loss?

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000736094

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has recently completed a procurement process titled "CIvTech 9.6 - How can technology help Scotland’s public sector protect against ransomware and other forms of cyber-crime, and should they occur mitigate and recover from their effects, including data loss?" This contract, categorised under General public services and falling within the services industry, focused on addressing ransomware threats. This project is part of the CivTech initiative, which aims to combine public sector expertise with private sector innovation to solve significant challenges. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, and the process has now reached the Award stage with the final contract signed on 4th July 2024. The key location for this procurement is the UKM region of Scotland."

This procurement offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in cybersecurity and technological innovation. SMEs, in particular, can benefit from CivTech's approach, which encourages innovation and provides substantial support through its Accelerator model. This model focuses on rapid product development and close collaboration with public sector bodies, creating growth potential for businesses capable of developing effective cybersecurity solutions. Companies like LUPOVIS and Norbroch Limited, both SMEs, exemplify the type of organisations well-suited for such opportunities. The awarded contract, valued at £798,642.61, represents significant investment in solutions that can potentially be scaled and applied beyond the Scottish government, addressing a global challenge.

## Notice

Ransomware has become a sustained and significant cyber threat globally,. Victims typically fall to automated, distributed attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in systems, processes and human behaviours. Once inside a network, a criminal may use digital technologies and tools to assess the victim's worth before encrypting and or stealing sensitive data with which to extort the victim. The resultant disruption, recovery costs, and reputational damage can be significant. Preventing initial access, encryption of data, or data exfiltration could disrupt this criminal model. Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-9 https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-9-challenge-6-mitigate-and-recover-from-data-theft

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-9 https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-9-challenge-6-mitigate-and-recover-from-data-theft

Renewal: Renewals may be required for the completion of work

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL510488 |
| 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 | 23 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £650,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £798,642 |

## 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 8JX |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | LUPOVIS; NORBROCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 23 Jul 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL510488
- 23 Jun 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN481884

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN481884&idx=9
  16th August 2023 - Section 13 has been updated with additional wording - relating to rights to replace applicants.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN481884&idx=8
  20th July 2023 - Q and A Session Recording - 19 July 2023 - Challenge 9.6
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN481884&idx=7
  23rd June 2023 - Mandatory Exclusion Form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN481884&idx=1
  23rd June 2023 - Application Form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN481884&idx=2
  23rd June 2023 - Instructions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN481884&idx=3
  23rd June 2023 - Sample Scorecard
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN481884&idx=4
  23rd June 2023 - Advert
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN481884&idx=5
  23rd June 2023 - Accelerator Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN481884&idx=6
  23rd June 2023 - Exploration Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN481884
  CIvTech 9.6 - How can technology help Scotland's public sector protect against ransomware and other forms of cyber-crime, and should they occur mitigate and recover from their effects, including data loss? - Ransomware has become a sustained and significant cyber threat globally,. Victims typically fall to automated, distributed attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in systems, processes and human behaviours. Once inside a network, a criminal may use digital technologies and tools to assess the victim's worth before encrypting and or stealing sensitive data with which to extort the victim. The resultant disruption, recovery costs, and reputational damage can be significant. Preventing initial access, encryption of data, or data exfiltration could disrupt this criminal model. Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-9 https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-9-challenge-6-mitigate-and-recover-from-data-theft
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL510488
  CIvTech 9.6 - How can technology help Scotland's public sector protect against ransomware and other forms of cyber-crime, and should they occur mitigate and recover from their effects, including data loss? - Ransomware has become a sustained and significant cyber threat globally,. Victims typically fall to automated, distributed attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in systems, processes and human behaviours. Once inside a network, a criminal may use digital technologies and tools to assess the victim's worth before encrypting and or stealing sensitive data with which to extort the victim. The resultant disruption, recovery costs, and reputational damage can be significant. Preventing initial access, encryption of data, or data exfiltration could disrupt this criminal model. Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-9 https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-9-challenge-6-mitigate-and-recover-from-data-theft

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000736094
- https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-9-challenge-6-mitigate-and-recover-from-data-theft
- https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-9
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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