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CivTech Challenge 10.3 - How can technology help improve the monitoring and protection of seabirds in various environments, focussing initially on the challenge of monitoring puffins above and below ground?

Awarded to Arctech Innovation, EOLAS Insight Ltd

Scottish Natural Heritage(buyer)

Published
Published 30 July 2024
Deadline
Closed 10 September 2024

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Scottish Natural Heritage awarded a contract worth £1,021,057.69 to Arctech Innovation and EOLAS Insight Ltd on 7 August 2025 to develop technology solutions for monitoring and protecting seabirds, with an initial focus on puffins in burrows and their breeding success. The challenge addresses the difficulty of counting puffins—which breed underground—and aims to overcome limitations of traditional labour-intensive fieldwork methods that can only monitor birds either on land or at sea.

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Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£650,000
Procedure
Open
Published
30 July 2024
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Data-processing equipmentData-transmission equipmentData equipmentRecording systems and exploration devicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportMarine conservation strategy planningWildlife preservation services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£1,021,058
Award date
7 August 2025
Contract period
— → 28 July 2027
Winners
  • Arctech Innovation
  • EOLAS Insight Ltd

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  1. Contract

    2 February 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    30 July 2024

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