--- title: "PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380) - CivTech Challenge 8.5 - Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000786987" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000786987" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000786987.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000786987.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE" published: "2025-01-07" --- # PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380) - CivTech Challenge 8.5 - Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract Buyer: SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000786987 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000786987) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000786987.json) ## Summary Scottish Natural Heritage, identified legally as Scottish Natural Heritage, awarded a contract titled "PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380) - CivTech Challenge 8.5 - Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract" in the environmental protection industry category. The procurement, located in Scotland (UKM region), has reached the award stage with the contract being signed on 1 November 2024. This tender pertains to Phase 2 of the CivTech Programme, involving hosting, support, maintenance, and call-off services for the NatureScot Protected Areas monitoring system platform. The procurement method was limited, as it was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, justified by the protection of exclusive rights. This tender creates numerous opportunities for business growth, particularly for companies specialising in environmental and technological services. Large businesses with expertise in Platform-as-a-Service products and a track record of developing and maintaining monitoring systems would be well-suited to compete. The contract, valued at £236,800, highlights the potential for significant revenue generation and long-term engagement with Scottish Natural Heritage, fostering business expansion in the specialised field of environmental protection technologies. ## Notice Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract - following the completion of the pre-commercialisation stage (PCA) if the CivTech Prog. & Phase 1, the contractor will undertake Phase 2 of the services for hosting, support, maintenance & call-off services for the NatureScot Protected Areas monitoring system platform. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract - following completion of the pre-commercialisation stage (PCA) of the CivTech Programme & Phase 1, the contractor will now undertake Phase 2 of the services for hosting, support, maintenance & call-off services for the NatureScot Protected Areas Monitoring system platform. ### Procurement Information CivTech 8.5 Challenge: InformedINSIGHT is a Platform-As-A-Service product that has been developed via a CivTech Challenge (8.5) to replace and enhance our Protected Areas Monitoring System. The procurement journey to date has been managed by the Scottish Government via the established CivTech approach. This resulted in 14 applicants submitting proposals (via PCS in November 2022), with three companies taken forward into the Exploration Stage (2023). Following evaluation, one company, Informed Solutions, was taken forward into the Accelerator Stage, which, after a detailed evaluation of the solution offer resulted in us developing the InformedINSIGHT product via a PCA contract (Concluding end August 2024 Following the completion of the Pre-commercialisation Stage (PCA) of the CivTech Programme, the Contractor will undertake a new phase of work to make the platform developed during the PCA operationally available to NatureScot. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521158 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Nov 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £236,800 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Inverness | | Postcode | IV3 8NW | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Highland | | Electoral ward | Inverness West | | Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | INFORMED SOLUTIONS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 90710000 - Environmental management - 90720000 - Environmental protection ## Release History - 7 Jan 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521158 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521158 PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380) - CivTech Challenge 8.5 - Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract - Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract - following the completion of the pre-commercialisation stage (PCA) if the CivTech Prog. & Phase 1, the contractor will undertake Phase 2 of the services for hosting, support, maintenance & call-off services for the NatureScot Protected Areas monitoring system platform. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.nature.scot - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000786987 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000786987. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000786987.json.