--- title: "LW120 Intellectual Property Services Framework" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb29" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eb29" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb29.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb29.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine" published: "2026-08-26" --- # LW120 Intellectual Property Services Framework Buyer: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb29 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eb29) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb29.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081065-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 23 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | 26 Aug 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine | | Locality | LIVERPOOL | | Postcode area | Liverpool | | Postcode | L3 5QA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool | | Local authority | Liverpool | | Electoral ward | Brownlow Hill | | Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside | | Delivery location | TLD72 Liverpool | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services - 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services ## Release History - 26 Aug 2026 at 09:08 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081065-2026 - 25 Aug 2026 at 09:53 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080665-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081065-2026 26th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080665-2026 25th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/GK49PYWU3G ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Liverpool:-Legal-services./GK49PYWU3G - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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