Notice Information
Notice Title
ESNEFT2711 Intellectual Property Advice
Notice Description
ESNEFT is an acute NHS Foundation Trust that runs both Colchester and Ipswich hospitals, including sites in the Community. The Trust has a dedicated innovation team who are responsible for supporting staff with the successful implementation of new ideas, which lead to improved health outcomes, increased efficiency and/or financial benefit. The ESNEFT innovation team offers a range of services to support with the development of innovation from concept through to implementation and works with the following: * teams and departments * individuals * deliver Trust-wide innovation. The Trust would like to invite quotes for innovation management services, to support healthcare innovators throughout the product development journey, from concept through to implementation. This would include expertise and advice on the management/exploitation of intellectual property.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e23d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077744-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £54,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £54,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Dec 2025Today
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Edward Outen
- Contact Email
- edward.outen@esneft.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COLCHESTER
- Postcode
- CO4 5JL
- Post Town
- Colchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Colchester
- Electoral Ward
- Mile End
- Westminster Constituency
- Colchester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077744-2025
27th November 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074304-2025
17th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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