--- title: "CivTech 11.5 - How can technology help us better understand the potential impacts of government decisions?" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000804959" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000804959" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000804959.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000804959.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2025-07-22" --- # CivTech 11.5 - How can technology help us better understand the potential impacts of government decisions? Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000804959 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000804959) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000804959.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government is seeking innovative solutions through the CivTech 11.5 Challenge, titled "How can technology help us better understand the potential impacts of government decisions?" This procurement opportunity, classified under the services category, is being conducted using an open procedure, with submissions accepted electronically until 2nd September 2025. With a total estimated contract value of £350,000, the project aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the Scottish Government's impact assessment processes using advanced technologies like AI. The initiative is based in Edinburgh and is in the tender stage, with the aim to begin the awarding process immediately following the submission deadline. This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses skilled in technology-driven solutions and process automation, particularly those adept at developing tools utilizing AI to improve data analysis. Innovative tech firms and startups with a focus on service automation and digital transformation would find this project well-aligned with their expertise. CivTech’s collaborative approach encourages co-creation with public sector bodies, potentially leading to the development of high-growth, sustainable businesses. Engaging with this procurement process could well position companies for further public sector contracts while expanding their service offerings. ## Notice We need to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Scottish Government's impact assessment processes to better inform decision-making. This will involve improving the evidence base underpinning government decision-making by bringing together a wider range of good quality evidence to explore the impacts of potential decisions on different groups of people, the environment and business. As well as automating and digitalising our processes we believe there may be considerable potential in the use of technologies such as AI. We believe that there are significant commercial opportunities beyond this Challenge if a suitably flexible tool is created. ### 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/civtech-11-challenge-5-improving-the-efficiency-and-effectiveness-of-impact-assessment-processes https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-11 Renewal: Extensions may be required in order to deliver this work ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535170 | | 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 | £350,000 | | Lots value | £350,000 | | 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 GOVERNMENT | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH6 6QQ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Leith | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72222300 - Information technology services ## Release History - 22 Jul 2025 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535170 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535170&idx=8 18th August 2025 - CivTech 11 - PCS - Q&A Recording Information - Challenge 11.5 - 18 August 2025 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535170&idx=1 22nd July 2025 - Challenge 11.5 - SG, Office of the Chief Social Policy Adviser and the SG Policy Profession - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535170&idx=2 22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - PCS - Instructions for Submitting Proposals - July 2025 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535170&idx=3 22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - Accelerator Terms and Conditions Template - Multiple Sponsor Version - July 2025 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535170&idx=4 22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - Application Form - 14 July 2025 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535170&idx=5 22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - Application Scorecard - July 2025 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535170&idx=6 22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - Exploration Terms and Conditions Template - Multiple Sponsor Version - July 2025 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL535170&idx=7 22nd July 2025 - CivTech 11 - PCS - Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion relating to Criminal Convictions - July 2025 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535170 CivTech 11.5 - How can technology help us better understand the potential impacts of government decisions? - We need to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Scottish Government's impact assessment processes to better inform decision-making. This will involve improving the evidence base underpinning government decision-making by bringing together a wider range of good quality evidence to explore the impacts of potential decisions on different groups of people, the environment and business. As well as automating and digitalising our processes we believe there may be considerable potential in the use of technologies such as AI. We believe that there are significant commercial opportunities beyond this Challenge if a suitably flexible tool is created. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=804959 - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000804959 - https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-11-challenge-5-improving-the-efficiency-and-effectiveness-of-impact-assessment-processes - https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-11 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ## 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-r6ebe6-0000804959. 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