Notice Information
Notice Title
Intellectual Property Services
Notice Description
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Services to the Scottish Higher and Further Education sector including IP protection services, patent renewals, IP consultancy services and patent searching and other IP analytics tools.
Lot Information
IP Protection Services
The Authority is seeking to appoint Contractors to provide patent, trademarks and designs protection across all academic fields, and including preliminary patentability review, filing, prosecution and IP advice and covering UK, European and International applications.
IP Patent RenewalsThe Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of IP patent renewal services including renewal tracking and monitoring, renewal payment services, record maintenance and reporting.
IP ConsultingThe Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of IP consultancy services including: IP strategy development, IP portfolio management, IP valuation and due diligence, IP licensing and commercialisation (developing strategies for IP assets commercialisation).
Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics ToolsThe Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of: - standalone patent searching tool allowing for a comprehensive search and analysis of patent databases to determine the patentability and licensing opportunities; - and other IP analytical tools supporting institutions in: identifying trends and patterns in IP data, analysing IP portfolio, assessing patentability and commercial opportunities, identifying competitors and potential partners, assessing IP portfolio value.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-042d99
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001467-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
48460000 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £11,200,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jan 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Oct 20232 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
- APUC LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Ola McIntyre
- Contact Email
- omcintyre@apuc-scot.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314428968
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STIRLING
- Postcode
- FK8 2DZ
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Stirling
- Electoral Ward
- Stirling East
- Westminster Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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