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CivTech 12.5 - How can technology support multi agency processes for the protection of children in Scotland?

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  3. Deadline open for 42 days
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Computacenter (UK) Limited leads with 58.3% of the last 12 comparable contracts, but 5 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.

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Summary

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The Scottish Government, Police Scotland and the National Social Work Agency are seeking innovative technology to support Inter-Agency Referral Discussions (IRDs) used in child protection in Scotland. The current IRD process works well but relies on fragmented IT systems, manual processes and localised records, causing duplication, delays and barriers to information sharing. The challenge seeks secure, streamlined multi-agency information sharing for the existing IRD process, plus real-time local and national data to improve child protection outcomes. The opportunity is run through the CivTech programme as a challenge for innovative solution providers.

Description

This Challenge presents an exciting opportunity to make a positive difference in protecting children in Scotland from harm, an area of the highest priority for the Scottish Cabinet and partners. Scotland’s child protection system relies on Inter-Agency Referral Discussions (IRDs) to make timely safeguarding decisions for children (over 17,000 IRDs took place during 2024-25). IRDs are effective and work well as a process, however they are currently supported by fragmented IT systems, manual processes and localised records. This results in duplication, delays, and barriers to information sharing across agencies and local authorities. These inefficiencies increase administrative burden, reducing time available for direct support to children and families. The Scottish Government, Police Scotland and the National Social Work Agency (TBC) are seeking innovative solutions that will enable secure streamlined multi-agency information sharing for the existing IRD process, as well as providing real-time local and national data to improve child protection outcomes across Scotland.

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Source: Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service)

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Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED 7 €555,451 Jun 2026
Computacenter 2 €2.1M Mar 2026
ESRI (UK) 1 €1.3M Aug 2026
GB Group plc 1 €24,132 Jun 2026
Seascope Fisheries Research Limited 1 €8,047 May 2026

Based on 12 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.

What this buyer has paid before

Based on 12 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.

€21,670
Lower quartile
€59,156
Median award
€124,508
Upper quartile

This tender is estimated 1179.2% above that median

Most recent awards

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Buyer track record on Aperlena
380 notices tracked · 334 awarded
€247,975,146 in awarded contracts

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