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title: "Provision of Patent Renewals"
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# Provision of Patent Renewals

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0513cb

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## Summary

The University of Strathclyde conducted an open procurement process for the "Provision of Patent Renewals" service, focused on patent and copyright consultancy services. The IP & Commercialisation team within the Innovation & Industry Engagement Directorate administers around 300 active patent cases requiring regular renewals in territories including the USA, Europe, and various other countries. The process involved the use of an open procedure method, with the contract having been awarded to IPRIS AG, valued at £500,000. This procurement, tagged under the service industry category, reached its award stage on 28th January 2026. The primary location for service delivery is Glasgow, UK (Region UKM82). The tender phase included a bidding period concluding on 6th August 2025, where multiple submissions were received, indicating a competitive process.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses in the intellectual property sphere, especially those specialising in patent renewal services and consultancy. Companies with robust capabilities in providing comprehensive renewal services, ideally with a user-friendly portal that allows for seamless interaction, would find this contract to be a lucrative growth opportunity. It underscores the need for firms capable of managing international patent renewals efficiently, and businesses equipped with technology that facilitates live pricing and secure data management would be well-suited to engage in such tenders. The requirement for high-quality service alongside competitive pricing suggests the involvement of experienced providers, positioning themselves to capture similar future contracts by leveraging the established relationship with a major educational institution like the University of Strathclyde.

## Notice

The University of Strathclyde's IP & Commercialisation team within the Innovation & Industry Engagement Directorate annually administers around 300 active patent cases, for around 35 countries including instructing renewals to maintain those cases in the territories of USA, Europe, Canada, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Brazil. These patent cases require to be renewed in each territory on a regular basis, and we require a provider that can do this competently.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Strathclyde's IP & Commercialisation team within the Innovation & Industry Engagement Directorate annually administers around 300 active patent cases, for around 35 countries including instructing renewals to maintain those cases in the territories of USA, Europe, Canada, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Brazil. In 2024 around 120 renewals were conducted. These patent cases require to be renewed in each territory on a regular basis, and we require a provider that can do this competently; has an interface/portal that is easy for the team to interact with; and is cost-effective. A sole supplier is required to provide this renewals service. As in previous contracts the interface should have live pricing, exportable exports, search & filter functionality and a security profile with the University is able to assess. The portal will allow the University to login and instruct renewals i.e. renew, auto renew, delay, abandon, and other channels.

Renewal: 2 x 2 year extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008422-2026 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | 20 May 2025 |
| Award date | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 1XU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IPRIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services
- 79121000 - Copyright consultancy services

## Release History

- 30 Jan 2026 at 12:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008422-2026
- 2 Jul 2025 at 14:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036861-2025
- 15 May 2025 at 07:48 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021524-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
- http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000797639
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000802781
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00113

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