Notice Information
Notice Title
Patents and Other IP Rights Renewal Platform
Notice Description
Contract for an IP renewal provider which will offer a web platform, holding details of all University of Sussex patents, trade marks and design rights enabling the IP team at Sussex to provide instructions for the renewal and to forecast future renewals.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Contract for an IP renewal provider which will offer a web platform, holding details of all University of Sussex patents, trade marks and design rights enabling the IP team at Sussex to provide instructions for the renewal and to forecast future renewals.
Options: 2 x 1 year optional extensions
Renewal: 2 x optional 12 month extension
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d066
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059020-2025
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £348,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jun 20258 months 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
- UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Charlie Beeny
- Contact Email
- c.beeny@sussex.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRIGHTON
- Postcode
- BN1 9RH
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
- Delivery Location
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
-
- Local Authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Electoral Ward
- Coldean & Stanmer
- Westminster Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
Further Information
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