CivTech 12 - Challenge 12.3 - How can we use technology to demonstrate the commercial value of circular economy business practices?
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Research & Development — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,405 valued Research & Development tenders in our corpus.
Zero Waste Scotland Ltd's Research & Development cycle is past due — it ran about every 14 months across 3 notices, and the door is open now. It may re-tender at any time.
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Zero Waste Scotland is seeking an innovative technology solution that helps businesses demonstrate the commercial value of circular economy practices and attract investment.
Existing assessment tools often overlook benefits including (but not limited to) supply chain resilience, resource security, customer retention and reduced exposure to market shocks.
We are looking for an intuitive, evidence-based tool that integrates the wider benefits into business and investment decisions, while generating insights to inform future support and policy development.
The solution should build business and investor confidence, help accelerate adoption of circular practices and support Scotland's transition to a sustainable, circular economy.
What the notice asks for
Existing assessment tools often overlook benefits including
Existing assessment tools often overlook benefits including (but not limited to) supply chain resilience, resource security, customer retention and reduced exposure to market shocks.
The solution should build business and investor
The solution should build business and investor confidence, help accelerate adoption of circular practices and support Scotland's transition to a sustainable, circular economy.
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What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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