Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Stirling Council
Strategic Commissioning, Old Viewforth
Stirling
FK8 2ET
Contact
Leigh Syme
Telephone
+44 7423743010
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM77 - Perth & Kinross and Stirling
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00146
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
How can tech help manage traffic and road infrastructure used by commercial operations in rural and remote communities?
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
In rural and remote Scotland, commercial operations in primary industries provide many jobs and benefits to local communities, their economies and way of life.
But those rural and remote communities are often served by single track roads, and this can cause problems when the public road infrastructure is overwhelmed by peak or sustained commercial use, or by the flow of seasonal visitors. These can negatively impact not just the residents of those communities, but also visitors, customers, other businesses, and the provision of emergency services. They can also impact detrimentally on the environment.
We want to make road use as effective as possible for all – efficient for the businesses involved, and also safer and less disruptive to the communities that support and rely on them, and the visitors that use them.
Our use case is Balquhidder, a small community some 10 miles north west of Callander at the head of Loch Voil. Balquhidder’s main artery is a single track Class C road, and it – along with other roads around the community - needs to meet the demands of significant and sustained use from residents, farm machinery, hospitality businesses, visitors and large forestry haulage vehicles. In this regard, forestry activity involving heavy machinery is likely to be extensive and sustained for the next 20 years across multiple sites in the area, using all the roads.
So how can tech help manage traffic and road infrastructure used by commercial operations in rural and remote communities?
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Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2021/S 000-013310
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified
Time limit
Instead of
Date
9 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Read
Date
12 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Section number
IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified
Conditions for opening of tenders
Instead of
Date
9 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Read
Date
12 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
seven.2) Other additional information
Our online submission system at publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk will be offline for maintenance this evening so, to avoid any issues with your applications, we are extending the CivTech 6 deadline to noon on Monday 12 July.