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title: "CivTech 11.1 - How can technology help us to manage the impact of Marine Pen Fish Farms more sustainably?"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY"
published: "2025-07-22"
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# CivTech 11.1 - How can technology help us to manage the impact of Marine Pen Fish Farms more sustainably?

Buyer: SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000804848

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## Summary

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency, serving as the contracting authority, has initiated a tender titled "CivTech 11.1 - How can technology help us to manage the impact of Marine Pen Fish Farms more sustainably?" under the industry category of general public services. This procurement process, situated in the UK region of North Lanarkshire, is currently in the tender stage, with key dates including a tender period ending on 2nd September 2025 and the same date marking the commencement of the award period. This open procedure is designated for innovative solutions to develop scientifically robust, non-invasive methods to monitor the ecological effects of marine pen fish farms on marine habitats. The procurement is valued at £650,000 and focuses on service delivery within the region.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in environmental technology, scientific research, or marine services to contribute to sustainable aquaculture practices. Ideal participants may include organisations with expertise in ecological assessment tools or innovative monitoring solutions that can operate in sensitive marine environments. The CivTech programme aims to foster collaboration between the public and private sectors to solve substantial environmental challenges while promoting business growth. Participating businesses have the chance to enhance their profile by providing essential services to a high-profile public sector organisation and possibly expand their solutions to a global scale. The open nature of this challenge encourages diverse and forward-thinking approaches, making it particularly suitable for SMEs looking to break into or expand within the public procurement market.

## Notice

This challenge focuses on developing a method or tool to assess impacts of Marine Pen Fish Farms (MPFF) on the ecological communities of hard (rocky) seabeds and protected marine habitats where it is neither possible nor appropriate to take a grab sample. What we develop must be a non-invasive and preferably quantitative method to monitor ecological effects. The solution must be scientifically robust and must demonstrate the ability to detect whether MPFF operations remain within environmental limits, supporting sustainable aquaculture practices and the protection of sensitive marine ecosystems.

### 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.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-11 https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-11-challenge-1-sustainable-aquaculture-industry

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535169 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY |
| Locality | HOLYTOWN, NORTH LANARKSHIRE |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 4WQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Mossend and Holytown |
| Westminster constituency | Airdrie and Shotts |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 22 Jul 2025 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535169

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535169&idx=8
  18th August 2025 - CivTech 11 - PCS - Q&A Recording Information - Challenge 11.1 - 11th August 2025
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535169&idx=1
  22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - Accelerator Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535169&idx=2
  22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - Exploration Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535169&idx=3
  22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - PCS - Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion relating to Criminal Convictions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535169&idx=4
  22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - PCS - Instructions for Submitting Proposals
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535169&idx=5
  22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - Application Form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535169&idx=6
  22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - Application Scorecard
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535169&idx=7
  22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - PCS Advert - Challenge 11.1 - SEPA
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535169
  CivTech 11.1 - How can technology help us to manage the impact of Marine Pen Fish Farms more sustainably? - This challenge focuses on developing a method or tool to assess impacts of Marine Pen Fish Farms (MPFF) on the ecological communities of hard (rocky) seabeds and protected marine habitats where it is neither possible nor appropriate to take a grab sample. What we develop must be a non-invasive and preferably quantitative method to monitor ecological effects. The solution must be scientifically robust and must demonstrate the ability to detect whether MPFF operations remain within environmental limits, supporting sustainable aquaculture practices and the protection of sensitive marine ecosystems.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=804848
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
- http://www.sepa.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000804848
- https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-11-challenge-1-sustainable-aquaculture-industry
- https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-11
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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