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Published 9 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure
DDaT26451 - THE PROVISION OF PATENT REGISTER
Central Government
services
SME eligible
Below threshold
Software development services
UK
Published value
£0
Submission deadline
Open opportunity
Lots published
1
Contract duration
1 yr
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
What is being bought & procurement scope
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI): "DDaT26451 - THE PROVISION OF PATENT REGISTER". Published status: planning. Published value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
Patent Register solution to provide an accessible, searchable and filterable online register of patents associated with UK Higher Education Providers. The solution will integrate PATSTAT data, enable patent search and analysis, support patent family grouping, provide summary dashboards and reporting functionality, and allow non-technical Research England users to manage website content and information pages.
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period:1 Jan 2027 — 1 Jan 2028 (1 yr)Eligibility:SME eligible
Qualification snapshot & criteria
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTDHolds 26.6% of historical attributable spend
Moderate ConcentrationEntry requirements & qualification
Turnover Benchmark
Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
Accreditations & Security Vetting
Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 1 yr
Published track record for UK Research & Innovation (UKRI). These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Avg price drop
0%Indicative
Competition Density
1.5Bids / Report (median)
Supplier Concentration
Published spend
£27,190,801Historical spend
Typical award value
£32,500Robust (n=129)
Awarded spend by half-year
2024-H2
2025-H1
2025-H2
2026-H1
2026-H2
Methodology & coverage notes (140 active published awards)
Coverage: 140 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot); 129 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 72):
Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD | 1 win | £7,228,048 | No published budget |
| PROFUSION MEDIA LTD. | 1 win | £2,410,149 | No published budget |
| QA LIMITED | 1 win | £2,356,052 | No published budget |
| IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED | 2 wins | £2,189,047 | No published budget |
| PENNA PLC | 1 win | £1,564,228 | No published budget |
Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar
CPV 72 · UK Sector Analysis
Observed CPV-sector evidence
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 15:25 BST
Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
Median Winning Discount
0.53%
Typical Bids Received
2reported bids
Decision Velocity
~62 days
Notice Stability
Stable notice
Historical Incumbency: METHODS BUSINESS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED has won 8 previous contracts with this contracting authority in this sector.
Procurement history indicates repeat engagement with this buyer in this sector. All public competitions remain open to qualifying tenderers under UK procurement regulations.
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 72)
Supplier | Awards won | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDCRN: PNQM-8935-PYGQ | 95 contracts | £17,371,657,703 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Fortrus LtdCRN: 04693188 | 1 contract | £12,000,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 11 contracts | £11,290,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
Kier ConstructionCRN: 02099533 | 6 contracts | £8,500,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Willmott Dixon Construction LtdCRN: 00768173 | 5 contracts | £8,000,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Allwyn Entertainment LtdCRN: 13157556 | 1 contract | £7,834,932,296 | -0% below budget |
| 1 contract | £6,400,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 12 contracts | £5,766,500,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
MPHASIS UK LIMITEDCRN: PNPG-1141-LBHT | 9 contracts | £5,045,388,789 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 1 contract | £4,200,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
UKRI –5498 TechFirst undergraduate and Spärck AI scholarships: Cohort Management Function (Lot 1), Recruitment Function (Lot 2)UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 9 Sept 2026, 10:08 BST | £5,430,502 | same CPV family same authority same region |
Provision of Asylum Support and Accommodation ServicesHome Office · 27 Aug 2026, 11:16 BST | £0 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Microsoft PartnerConstruction Industry Training Board (CITB) · 1 Sept 2026, 15:53 BST | £0 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Enterprise Geospatial Licensed Maps & DataNATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED · 27 Aug 2026, 18:01 BST | £0 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Communication and Connectivity Products and Services FrameworkCrescent Purchasing Consortium Limited · 2 Sept 2026, 11:57 BST | £10,000,000 | same CPV family same region |
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria
Procedure terms & legal framework
| Procedure method | Standard public procedure | Legal basis | UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023 | Procurement category | services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice status | planning | Procurement threshold | Sub-threshold | Regulatory regime | Standard commercial regime |
| Commercial structure | Stand-alone contract (No framework) | Competition type | Competitive procedure | GPA WTO covered | Unspecified in notice |
| Recurring procurement | No (One-off requirement) | First published | 9 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST | Last source update | 9 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST |
| Estimated future notice | 14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST | Classification (CPV) | Software development services | ||
| Delivery area | UK | ||||
| Official Registry OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06f5af | ||||
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
9 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST - Procedure published
9 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST - engagement
23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledExpression of Interest - response to be submitted via email to [email protected] before 17:00pm Wednesday 23rd September 2026 If you would like to participate in the Expression of Interest and view the specific requirements please contact [email protected] referencing DDaT26451 .
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Awards (0)No award published |
Contracts (0)No contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- Official notice release published
9 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
1 participating organisation
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Contracting authority
Central Government
Official Documents & Specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 9 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST