Traditional procurement works well when you know exactly what you want to buy. But what happens when you know the problem you need to solve, and the solution hasn’t been developed, or you aren’t even sure what good looks like?
CivTech helps public and third sector organisations explore new ideas in a collaborative, cost-effective environment. By turning your problem into a CivTech Challenge, we invite anyone with a great idea to propose a solution.
How do you procure a solution you don’t know exists?
Solve problems differently
Some of the best ideas come from places you would never think to look. By opening your Challenge to anyone with a great idea, CivTech gives you access to fresh thinking, new technologies and different approaches to tackling problems.
🎬 Watch Challenge Sponsors talk about their CivTech experience.
How it works
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Bring us a problem your organisation would like to solve, and we’ll help you turn it into a CivTech Challenge.
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Launch the Challenge and invite anyone with a great idea to apply with a potential solution.
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Explore solutions, shortlisted teams work closely with you to understand the Challenge and develop their ideas.
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Build and test. Successful teams join the CivTech Accelerator to develop and test a working solution.
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See teams showcase their solutions at Demo Day
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Continue developing successful solutions through a Pre-Commercial Agreement.
Sponsoring a CivTech Challenge doesn’t mean tackling the process alone
From shaping your Challenge and assessing applications through to working with successful teams and exploring opportunities for further development, the CivTech team will support you throughout the programme.
You bring the problem. We help create the conditions to find and test potential solutions
🎬 Watch Andrzej and Hannah describe how they worked closely together to fix nursery and school admissions in West Lothian
