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# Intellectual Property Office · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/intellectual-property-office-gov-ea34). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Intellectual Property Office is a Central government based in Wales (Cymru). Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 46 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Intellectual Property Office
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Wales (Cymru)
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PTGR-5753-JZVM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 46
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £4.3m (median award: £47k) across 23 of 23 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Intellectual Property Office)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/intellectual-property-office-gov-ea34

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 11% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 35 (97%), Framework: 1 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 19 (53%), Open: 7 (19%), Route not published: 5 (14%), Limited / restricted: 3 (8%), Selective: 2 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 6 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 3 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 1 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[NLA Media Access Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nla-media-access-limited-coh-03003569):** 3 procedures
2. **[THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thomson-reuters-professional-uk-limited-coh-01679046):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[Mintel Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mintel-group-ltd-coh-01475918):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
4. **[CLARIVATE ANALYTICS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clarivate-analytics-coh-03940169):** 2 procedures
5. **[Empyrean Digital Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/empyrean-digital-limited-coh-10714769):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Cognizant Worldwide Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cognizant-worldwide-ltd-coh-07195160):** £1.4m · [Provision of Work day Implementation Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-work-day-implementation-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-0614f9) · Awarded: 9 Oct 2026
2. **[Home Office](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/home-office-GB-FTS-1007):** £871k · [Law Enforcement Community Network (LECN)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/law-enforcement-community-network-lecn-ocds-h6vhtk-06d9f8) · Awarded: 4 Aug 2026
3. **[USW Commercial Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/usw-commercial-services-ltd-coh-02683025):** £528k · [Provision of Certificate/Diploma in Law and Intellectual Property (DipLIP)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-certificate-diploma-in-law-and-intellectual-property-diplip-ocds-h6vhtk-06c7d1)
4. **[Hitachi Solutions Europe Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hitachi-solutions-europe-ltd-coh-04924233):** £476k · [CommercialTransformation@ipo.gov.uk](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-data-delivery-partner-for-the-oneipo-transformation-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06cdaf) · Awarded: 17 Jul 2026
5. **[THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thomson-reuters-professional-uk-limited-coh-01679046):** £284k · [Westlaw subscription](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/westlaw-subscription-ocds-h6vhtk-058da0)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 10
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Intellectual Property Office intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/intellectual-property-office-gov-ea34#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/intellectual-property-office-gov-ea34
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt