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title: "Intellectual Property Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042d99"
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# Intellectual Property Services

Buyer: APUC LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042d99

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## Summary

The buying organisation APUC Limited is running a procurement process for Intellectual Property Services in the services category. The tender, titled "Intellectual Property Services," aims to provide IP services to the Scottish Higher and Further Education sector, covering IP protection, patent renewals, consultancy services, and patent searching tools. The procurement stage is complete, and the deadline for this tender was on 16th January 2024. The process is under an open procedure, and the contracting authority is based in Stirling, United Kingdom.

This tender for Intellectual Property Services presents business growth opportunities for companies specialising in patent and copyright consultancy, IP strategy development, licensing, and IP analytics tools. Businesses offering services related to IP protection, patent renewals, IP consultancy, and patent searching are well-suited to compete in this tender. Winning suppliers have already been awarded contracts for IP Patent Renewals, IP Consulting, Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics Tools, and IP Protection Services with varying values and signed dates.

## Notice

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 Renewals

The 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 Consulting

The 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 Tools

The 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001467-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,200,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | APUC LIMITED |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 2DZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling East |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 14 |
| Supplier names | AA THORNTON; DEHNS; DENNEMEYER; FRKELLY; GLOBALDATA; HGF; HINDLES; INTANGIBLE RANGE; LAWRIE IP; MARKS AND CLERK; MATHYS & SQUIRE; MAUCHER JENKINS; MURGITROYD; QUESTEL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### 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

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2024 at 14:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001467-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000734560
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:394120-2023:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10402

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