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# Intellectual Property Audit

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/intellectual-property-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-068ce8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** York St John University: "Intellectual Property Audit". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £10,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [York St John University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/york-st-john-university-urn-133914)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £10,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/intellectual-property-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-068ce8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068ce8`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/intellectual-property-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-068ce8#tl-md)

## Description
The University seeks a skilled and experienced consultant to deliver an IP audit, which should include, but not be limited to, the following elements:
1. Policy and Documentation Review
- Review YSJ’s existing Intellectual Property Policy and all associated guidance, templates and documentation.
- Recommend updates to ensure alignment with sector best practice and YSJ’s strategic ambitions.
- Produce an updated IP Policy, together with supporting documentation where appropriate.
2. IP Process and Decision Framework
- Develop a clear, practical IP decision tree and process to support staff in identifying, disclosing and progressing IP.
- The process should be understandable to non specialists and suitable for an institution with limited internal IP resource.
- The framework should support progression from identification through protection and onward commercialisation where appropriate.
3. IP Awareness and Senior Leadership Engagement
Deliver a concise 20 minute presentation to senior managers at YSJ, in person, on:
- The importance of intellectual property in a university context
- The purpose and value of the IP audit
- The risks of unmanaged or unprotected IP
This session should support institutional understanding and senior ownership of IP activity.
4. Academic and Research Staff Survey
- Design and support the dissemination of a survey to academic and research staff across the University to:
- Raise awareness of IP
- Identify staff who may hold existing or emerging IP
- Capture information on IP that may or may not already be protected
Support YSJ in interpreting survey outputs and identifying candidates for follow up.
5. Face to Face Academic Interviews
- Conduct a number of face to face interviews with academics identified through the survey or via leadership engagement as potentially holding IP.
Interviews should explore:
- The nature of potential IP
- Current status (protected/unprotected)
- Commercial relevance or translational potential
Interviews will take place in person at York St John University.
6. Reporting and Outputs
Provide a comprehensive written report that includes:
- Findings from the policy review
- A revised IP policy and supporting processes
- A clear IP decision tree
- A summary of survey findings
- A register or summary of any existing or potential IP identified during the audit
- Practical recommendations for next steps
Consultant Requirements
Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate:
- Proven experience delivering IP or commercialisation audits within UK universities
- Experience working with non Russell Group or teaching focused institutions
- Strong understanding of non traditional and practice based IP (e.g. health, sport, digital, pedagogic or professional practice innovation), not solely patent led science
- Willingness and ability to travel to York to:
- Deliver the senior management presentation
- Conduct face to face interviews with academics
Timescales and Format
YSJ anticipates this being a short, d...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/intellectual-property-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-068ce8)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 73200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 01/12/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038629-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-28T13:19:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T17:29:31.093Z
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