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LW120 Intellectual Property Services Framework

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

26 Aug 2026 at 09:08

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

25 Aug 2026 at 09:53

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is seeking experienced intellectual property service providers for a multi-supplier framework covering patent and wider IP support. The work will support the LSTM Group and IVCC, a product development partnership and registered charity within the Group. Services are intended to protect, develop and commercialise innovations addressing global health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The requirement includes support for a small portfolio of patents inherited by IVCC through global access provisions with industry partners, as well as broader intellectual property advice. It is a legal services and patent and copyright consultancy requirement (CPV 79100000 and 79120000), delivered for the LSTM Group in the United Kingdom, with the buyer based in Liverpool.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure. It is a single-lot, closed multi-supplier framework using both direct awards and mini-competitions when work is called off. The enquiry deadline was 18 September 2026 at 16:00, and the tender submission deadline was 23 September 2026 at 12:00. The expected award decision date was 1 October 2026. The framework contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2030. Its stated gross value is £0. Evaluation is based 70% on price and 30% on quality, with quality assessed as set out in the invitation to tender. Electronic submission in English is allowed.

This opportunity suits law firms, patent attorneys and specialist IP consultancies able to provide experienced patent and broader intellectual property services. Relevant suppliers will need to advise on protecting, developing and commercialising innovations, including work involving patents inherited through collaborations with industry partners. Experience in intellectual property supporting research, product development, technology transfer or commercialisation would be relevant, particularly where the work concerns global health innovation and access in low- and middle-income countries. Suppliers should be capable of supporting both routine IP needs and discrete assignments called off through direct awards or mini-competitions. The framework is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so organisations of those types are eligible to consider bidding.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LW120 Intellectual Property Services Framework

Notice Description

LSTM Group holding company is based in Liverpool, with a number of UK and Overseas subsidiaries. The purpose of this project is to appoint a panel of experienced IP service providers to a multi-supplier framework agreement. The LSTM Group includes IVCC, a product development partnership and registered charity. IVCC has a small portfolio of patents which it has inherited through exercise of its global access provisions with industry partners. The framework will deliver high-quality patent and broader IP support to LSTM and IVCC, enabling the protection, development, and commercialisation of innovations addressing global health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Liverpool:-Legal-services./GK49PYWU3G To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/GK49PYWU3G

Planning Information

No engagement has taken place

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb29
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081065-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

79100000 - Legal services

79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
23 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
26 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 5QA
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD72 Liverpool
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Brownlow Hill
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

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