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title: "CivTech 10.1 - How can technology be used to improve situational awareness for emergency responders, before, during and after a wide range of incidents -- looking first at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service?"
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# CivTech 10.1 - How can technology be used to improve situational awareness for emergency responders, before, during and after a wide range of incidents -- looking first at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service?

Buyer: SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000773559

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "CivTech 10.1 - How can technology be used to improve situational awareness for emergency responders" was conducted by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. The primary aim was to enhance the situational awareness capabilities for emergency responders before, during, and after incidents, focusing initially on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. The industry category for this procurement falls under general public services with a specific focus on technological services, and the location of delivery is Edinburgh. The procurement stage has now been completed, as the award was granted on 11th July 2025 with a contract value of GBP 600,000. The process employed an open procurement method, ensuring a broad participation opportunity through an open procedure classification under the CPV scheme 72000000.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in technology and innovation, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can offer groundbreaking solutions in real-time data access and incident management. The procurement was designed to foster the development of smart products and services that help in safeguarding communities, thereby offering significant growth potential in the public tech sector. Innovative tech companies with expertise in cloud infrastructure, network services, and user interface development would be well-suited to collaborate and contribute to this mission. CivicTech’s model provides a unique platform for businesses to scale rapidly and reach a global audience by solving complex public sector challenges. This tender serves not only to address immediate technological challenges but also advances the long-term goals of public service innovation in alignment with the Scottish Government's commitment to supporting smaller, innovative enterprises.

## Notice

Within the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) responders are faced with a limited ability to access accurate real-time data and information on the scale of the incident to determine resources required both before, during and after incidents. This Challenge needs to be solved in order to equip fire fighters with accurate and reliable information, continuing to improve Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's (SFRS) ability to save and preserve life and protect the public through prevention and response. It will also improve the safety of fire fighters and improve incident commander decision making.

### 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/civtech-10-challenge-1-improve-situational-awareness-for-emergency-responders https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-10

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## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534932 |
| 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 | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £650,000 |
| Lots value | £650,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £600,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE |
| Locality | CAMBUSLANG |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G72 7NA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Cambuslang East |
| Westminster constituency | Rutherglen |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROWDEN TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 30236200 - Data-processing equipment
- 32260000 - Data-transmission equipment
- 32580000 - Data equipment
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 17 Jul 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534932
- 30 Jul 2024 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL510897

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL510897&idx=9
  8th August 2024 - CivTech 10.1 - Q&A Recording Information - 8 Aug 2024
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL510897&idx=4
  2nd August 2024 - CivTech 10.1 - PCS - 4 - Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion - Criminal Convictions - 30 July 2024
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL510897&idx=8
  2nd August 2024 - UPDATED VERSION Please disregard Previous version and use this version when applying
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL510897&idx=1
  30th July 2024 - CivTech 10.1 - PCS - 1 - Advert Final - Word Document - Challenge 10.1 - SFRS - 30 July 2024
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL510897&idx=2
  30th July 2024 - CivTech 10.1 - PCS - 2- Instructions for Submitting Proposals - 30 July 2024
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL510897&idx=3
  30th July 2024 - CivTech 10.1 - PCS - 3 - Application Form - Challenge number - Participant name - 30 July 2024
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL510897&idx=5
  30th July 2024 - CivTech 10.1 - PCS - 5 - Application Scorecard - Sample - 30 July 2024
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL510897&idx=6
  30th July 2024 - CivTech 10.1 - PCS - 6 - Accelerator Terms and Conditions Template - Single Sponsor - 30 July 2024
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL510897&idx=7
  30th July 2024 - CivTech 10.1 - PCS - 7 - Exploration Terms and Conditions Template - Single Sponsor - 30 July 2024
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL510897
  CivTech 10.1 - How can technology be used to improve situational awareness for emergency responders, before, during and after a wide range of incidents -- looking first at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service? - Within the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) responders are faced with a limited ability to access accurate real-time data and information on the scale of the incident to determine resources required both before, during and after incidents. This Challenge needs to be solved in order to equip fire fighters with accurate and reliable information, continuing to improve Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's (SFRS) ability to save and preserve life and protect the public through prevention and response. It will also improve the safety of fire fighters and improve incident commander decision making.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534932
  CivTech 10.1 - How can technology be used to improve situational awareness for emergency responders, before, during and after a wide range of incidents -- looking first at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service? - Within the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) responders are faced with a limited ability to access accurate real-time data and information on the scale of the incident to determine resources required both before, during and after incidents. This Challenge needs to be solved in order to equip fire fighters with accurate and reliable information, continuing to improve Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's (SFRS) ability to save and preserve life and protect the public through prevention and response. It will also improve the safety of fire fighters and improve incident commander decision making.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://firescotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000773559
- https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-10-challenge-1-improve-situational-awareness-for-emergency-responders
- https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-10
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19543
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courts-and-tribunals/courts-tribunals-and-office-locations/find-us/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court/

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