Official UK procurement notice
Intellectual Property Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Services to the Scottish Higher and Further Education sector including IP protection services, patent renewals, IP consultancy services and patent searching and other IP analytics tools.
- Recurrence: June 2027
CPV: Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Patent and copyright consultancy services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1IP Protection ServicesRenewal
The Authority is seeking to appoint Contractors to provide patent, trademarks and designs protection across all academic fields, and including preliminary patentability review, filing, prosecution and IP advice and covering UK, European and International applications.
Lot #2IP Patent RenewalsRenewal
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of IP patent renewal services including renewal tracking and monitoring, renewal payment services, record maintenance and reporting.
Lot #3IP ConsultingRenewal
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of IP consultancy services including: IP strategy development, IP portfolio management, IP valuation and due diligence, IP licensing and commercialisation (developing strategies for IP assets commercialisation).
Lot #4Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics ToolsRenewal
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of:
- standalone patent searching tool allowing for a comprehensive search and analysis of patent databases to determine the patentability, and licensing opportunities;
- and other IP analytical tools supporting institutions in: identifying trends and patterns in IP data, analysing IP portfolio, assessing patentability and commercial opportunities, identifying competitors and potential partners, assessing IP portfolio value.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · IP Protection Services | 70% | 30% | |
| 2 · IP Patent Renewals | 50% | 50% | |
| 3 · IP Consulting | 60% | 40% | |
| 4 · Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics Tools | 50% | 50% |
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Please refer to the "Qualification Envelope" of the ITT within PCS-T to answer the selection criteria. Please refer to Part IV Selection Criteria: Questions within 4B.5 of the SPD Tenderers must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award: For Lot 1:…
- Price carries 30–50 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- “Intellectual Property Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · June 2027
- First published
- 29 Jun 2023, 16:57 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2023, 16:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Aug 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PFB1034 AP- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018590- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dda5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Submission of Management Information Following commencement of the Framework Agreement, the Contractor will provide a performance report to the Authority on a quarterly basis to include spend by Institution under the Framework Agreement for the reporting period. Contractors must provide the information on a quarterly basis, within 10 working days following the start of each quarter. Data must be uploaded to the website: ucsp.ac.uk ↗.
Publisher note: 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. Suppliers should confirm they will be in a position to complete (at point of award) the following: Appendix A Form of Tender Appendix B Freedom of Information Appendix D APUC Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct Appendix G SCM RP Section 1 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 24358. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Suppliers will be asked to offer added value activities including IP training for staff and students.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Aug 2023, 14:30 BST
Timeline
29 Jun 2023 → 7 Aug 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published29 Jun 2023, 16:57 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Aug 2023, 14:30 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.