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Official UK procurement notice

Intellectual Property Rights Review

Official notice

Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI31)
Published estimate £90,000£108,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates3.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Aug 2026awarded 14 Sept 2026
Awarded to Lewis Silkin LLP
Contract term 7 moup to 10 mo with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City sought to appoint a consultant to support the development of a practical Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Strategy and Implementation Plan. The Strategy will provide a clear framework for the identification, protection, management, governance and, where appropriate, commercialisation of the City’s Intellectual Property Rights.

CPV: Copyright consultancy services · Patent and copyright consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewal 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 — 30 Apr 2027 (7 mo) · up to 10 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: London
Value
£90,000 exc. VAT · £108,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
up to 3 months extension period
79120000 Patent and copyright consultancy services79121000 Copyright consultancy services

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 140Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Technical — 60
  • Responsible Procurement — 10
  • Technical — 60
  • Responsible Procurement — 10
  • Commercial — 30
  • Commercial — 30

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
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
14 Sept 2026, 13:57 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2026, 13:57 BST
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Copyright consultancy servicesPatent and copyright consultancy services
Delivery area
London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060ae1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run throughJaggaer ↗Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Portal record ↗
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
The tender will be managed via the City of London tendering portal. Suppliers must register free of charge on Jaggaer by clicking the following link: cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗ Once registered, suppliers can access the opportunity by clicking on the following link: cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/57087716019F943D1F91 ↗

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published242 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 11:53 GMT
  2. Market engagement229 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    All interested suppliers are invited to complete the PME questionnaire via the Jaggaer portal at the following link: https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/26165452019BE1CC8299 Suppliers may also be invited to participate in a Q&A session to address any additional questions or clarifications more…arising from the IPR soft market testing. If you are not already registered on Jaggaer, please click the following link. Registartion is free of charge: https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/toolkit/registration/displayRegistration.si?isOnModification=true&_ncp=1769428357782.109697-3
  3. Next notice expected142 days ago
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published58 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 14:12 BST
  5. Clarification questions by41 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline32 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published6 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 13:57 BST
  8. Contract startsin 10 days
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £87,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 62 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lewis Silkin LLP1 Oct 2026 — 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Jul 2027Extensions: maximum 3 months extension£87,00014 Sept 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders20—

Notice history

13 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 Sept 2026, 13:57 BSTUK6
  3. Published value updated
    14 Sept 2026, 13:57 BSTwas £90,000
  4. Status changed to complete
    14 Sept 2026, 13:57 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    14 Sept 2026, 13:57 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    24 Jul 2026, 14:12 BSTUK4
  7. Published value published: £90,000
    24 Jul 2026, 14:12 BST
  8. Status changed to active
    24 Jul 2026, 14:12 BST
  9. Procurement method changed
    24 Jul 2026, 14:12 BST
  10. Deadline published: 19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
    24 Jul 2026, 14:12 BST
  11. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Jan 2026, 11:57 GMTUK2
  12. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 18:26 GMTUK2
  13. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 11:53 GMTUK2
Published amendments (2)

The preliminary market engagement questionnaire is available at the following link: https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/26165452019BE1CC8299 Suppliers are required to register on the Jaggaer portal in order to view the opportunity. Registration is free of charge.

The preliminary market engagement questionnaire is available at the following link: https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/26165452019BE1CC8299 Suppliers are required to register on the Jaggaer portal in order to view the opportunity. Registration is free of charge. Click on the following link to register on Jaggaer: https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/toolkit/registration/displayRe…

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-01: 2 releases · 21 Jan 2026 — 21 Jan 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYQD-1693-MYXR PO Box 270, City of London, London, EC2P 2EJ 020 7606 3030
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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