Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of IP Management Services
Notice Description
APHA requires external professional IP services to assist the organisation to manage its existing patent and trademark portfolio and to assist with the protection of new registered IP assets. This requirement will be tendered in 2 Lots. The total cost noted is 1 element of work for each lot, as an indication of cost across the duration of the contract cannot be assessed as services can only be included when required.
Lot Information
Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management services to APHA
Lot 1 - IP Management (patent and trademark protection and advice) The requirement is for a firm of patent agents to provide cost effective, general intellectual property advice and to undertake the preparation, registration and prosecution of applications for patents and other forms of registered intellectual property including but not limited to trademark applications across all of the relevant research areas of the APHA. The patent firm will be expected to possess the necessary breath of intellectual property law experience and technical understanding. It is important that the patent firm is able to develop a strong rapport with both the APHA research staff and commercial staff in APHA Scientific and to take proactive steps to foster good relations including availability to correspond in efficient time via email and telephone and to visit APHA research sites as reasonably requested.
Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management services to APHAFee payments (renewals and EP validation fees) The requirement is for an economic, service-led provider in respect of the managed and payment of registered IP rights renewals and EP validation fees. This service would be for the renewal of all of APHA's existing portfolio of registered IP rights (patents and trademarks) and all new EP validations.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0373c6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005996-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- £950,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £950,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £25,036 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Mar 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Nov 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Feb 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- admin@defra.gov.uk, network.procurement@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2072385921
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3JR
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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