Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Legal Services Review into SEP Litigation Strategies
Notice Description
Legal advice from an external legal firm with expert knowledge/experience in a specific topic (Standards Essential Patents).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-84000a6c-8f81-44fe-81db-97ffc5ea26e2
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc591891-94c5-456f-a8ac-26612dfe28da
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other -
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £20,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Feb 2025 - 24 Feb 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE
- Contact Name
- IPO Commercial
- Contact Email
- people-commercial@ipo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 03003002000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- NP10 8QQ
- Post Town
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newport
- Electoral Ward
- Tredegar Park and Marshfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc591891-94c5-456f-a8ac-26612dfe28da
17th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f0aefb5d-dca8-4ce9-84c0-85e53b787c40
C3719 Order Form - SEPs_REDACTED
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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