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title: "Prov. of Research Support: Counter-Infringement Strat. & IP Crime Syst. Design"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078327"
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published: "2026-10-07"
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# Prov. of Research Support: Counter-Infringement Strat. & IP Crime Syst. Design

Buyer: Intellectual Property Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078327

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## Summary

The Intellectual Property Office commissioned research and strategic support for its counter-infringement strategy from 2027 onwards. The work covers writing policy and strategy, engaging stakeholders, and developing insights into year-by-year success measures, milestones and actions. It also relates to the design of an intellectual property crime system. This is a consultancy services requirement, specifically business and management consultancy. The work is for the Intellectual Property Office, based in Newport, and delivery is stated as taking place in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The Intellectual Property Office made a direct award without competition to The Royal United Services Institute. The contract was signed on 2 September 2026 and runs from 2 September 2026 to 1 August 2027. Its value is £98,799 excluding VAT (£118,558.80 including VAT). The requirement was structured as a single lot. The contract includes a timeliness measure: agreed outputs are to be delivered in line with the approved project timetable and milestones. The procurement information describes a below-threshold direct award; no competitive evaluation took place.

For suppliers assessing similar future work from the Intellectual Property Office, this procurement demonstrates demand for research and consultancy supporting counter-infringement policy and strategy, alongside intellectual property crime system design. Relevant experience would include turning research and insight into strategy, engaging stakeholders, and developing practical measures, milestones and actions for year-by-year progress. A credible provider would need to deliver agreed outputs against a timetable and manage work to defined milestones. The selected provider was a large research institute, indicating that specialist research capability was relevant to this commission. This is evidence of a focused policy and research requirement for the IPO, rather than a general IT system procurement.

## Notice

IPO Enforcement Counter-Infringement Strategy for 2027 onwards including policy/strategy writing, stakeholder engagement, & insights into incorporating year by year success measures, milestones and actions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094929-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 1 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £98,799 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Intellectual Property Office |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Postcode area | Newport |
| Postcode | NP10 8QQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Newport |
| Electoral ward | Tredegar Park and Marshfield |
| Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Royal United Services Institute |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 16:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094929-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094929-2026
  7th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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