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Published 1 Mar 2021, 11:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Award of Provision of Patent Renewal Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Published estimate£800,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2021awarded 28 Jul 2021
Awarded to IPRIS AG

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The IP & Commercialisation team administers around 650 active patent cases, including instructing renewals to maintain those cases in the

territories of USA, Europe, Canada, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Brazil.

The IP & Commercialisation require a sole supplier to facilitate the renewal of the Universities active patent cases

CPV: Patent and copyright consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The IP & Commercialisation require a sole supplier to facilitate the renewal of the…AwardedRenewal

The IP & Commercialisation require a sole supplier to facilitate the renewal of the Universities active patent cases.

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 that is easy for the team to interact with; and is cost-effective.

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

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the successful tenderer either intended as partial replacement of the supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations. The Contracting authority may at its sole discretion exercise this option. · 2 x 1 year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
79120000 Patent and copyright consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Cost: 50
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

    4B.5.1-4B.5.3 Insurances-The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice

    Minimum: 4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders can hold or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000.00 GBP Public and Product …
  • Technical & professional ability

    4C.1.2 - please provide relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last three years as specified in the Contract Notice:

    (Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided):

    Minimum: Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Mar 2021, 11:40 GMT
Last source update
28 Jul 2021, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
UOS-19396-2021
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017964
Classification (CPV)
Patent and copyright consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02970b Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:657492)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Apr 2021 → 30 Jul 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    28 Jul 2021, 16:05 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    30 Jul 2021, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Jul 2021, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IPRIS AG£800,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 017964-2021-UOS-19396-2021-1 · IPRIS AG

    Signed
    28 Jul 2021
    Value
    £800,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 George Street, Procurement Department, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1QEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • IPRIS AGAwarded supplier Pelikanweg 2, Basel, CH031, 4054

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.