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Intellectual Property Services

Analytical
scientific
mathematical or forecasting software package
+6 more
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published4
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Tenderline Synopsis: APUC Limited: "Intellectual Property Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityAPUC LimitedScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: APUC Limited
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for APUC Limited. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.6Bids / Report
11.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 142 active published awards; 130 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityAPUC Limited
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published16 Jan 2024, 14:26 GMT
Last source update16 Jan 2024, 14:26 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAnalytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Patent and copyright consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-042d99
What is being bought
The 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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Jan 2024, 14:26 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    16 Jan 2024, 14:26 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    16 Jan 2024, 14:26 GMT
Lots and requirements (4)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    IP Protection Services
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    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.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    IP Patent Renewals
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    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.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    IP Consulting
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    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).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics Tools
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    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.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Jan 2024, 14:26 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Contract active
    Signed 1 Jan 2024, 00:00 GMT · £10,800,000
  7. Contract active
    Signed 16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · £400,000
  8. Contract active
    Signed 16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · £400,000
  9. Contract active
    Signed 16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · £400,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
FRKelly, Murgitroyd, Questel
Not published · Not published · active
AA Thornton LLP, Dehns, Lawrie IP Limited, Mathys & Squire LLP, Murgitroyd
Not published · Not published · active
Dennemeyer, GlobalData UK Limited, Intangible Range Ltd, Questel
Not published · Not published · active
Dehns, HGF Limited, Hindles Limited, Lawrie IP Limited, Marks and Clerk LLP, Maucher Jenkins, Murgitroyd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
IP Protection Services
£10,800,000 · signed 1 Jan 2024, 00:00 GMT · active
IP Patent Renewals
£400,000 · signed 16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active
IP Consulting
£400,000 · signed 16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics Tools
£400,000 · signed 16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 16 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 16 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 2 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 14 (lot 1)
smeBids: 13 (lot 1)
bids: 5 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 5 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 2 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 2)
smeBids: 3 (lot 2)
bids: 12 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 12 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 2 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 10 (lot 3)
smeBids: 6 (lot 3)
bids: 6 (lot 4)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 4)
foreignBidsFromEU: 2 (lot 4)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 4)
smeBids: 2 (lot 4)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

APUC Limited

Contracting authority GB-FTS-2420
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  • APUC Limited
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, UKM, FK8 2DZ
    omcintyre@apuc-scot.ac.uk
    +44 1314428968

  • AA Thornton LLP
    supplier

    Octagon Point, 5 Cheapside, London, UKI4, EC2V 6AA
    +44 02074054044

  • Dehns
    supplier

    Minns Business Park, Westway, Oxford, UK, OX2 0JB
    +44 07584165014

  • Dennemeyer
    supplier

    Unit 6, Albion House, High Street, Woking, UK, GU21 6BG
    +44 07598402032

  • European Union
    funder

  • FRKelly
    supplier

    4 Mount Charles, Belfast, UKN06, BT7 1NZ
    +35 312314802

  • GlobalData UK Limited
    supplier

    John Carpenter House, 7 Carmelite Street, London, UK, EC4Y 0BS
    +44 07769969627

  • HGF Limited
    supplier

    Delta House, 50 West Nile Street, Glasgow, UKM82, G1 2NP
    +44 01412295800

  • Hindles Limited
    supplier

    131-135 George Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH2 4JS
    +44 01312430660

  • Intangible Range Ltd
    supplier

    138 South Street, Romford, UKI52, RM1 1TE
    +44 2037347558

  • Lawrie IP Limited
    supplier

    310 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, UK, G2 5RG
    +44 01412127070

  • Marks and Clerk LLP
    supplier

    The Beacon, 176 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, UK, G2 5SG
    +44 07561873199

  • Mathys & Squire LLP
    supplier

    The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, UK, SE1 9SG
    +44 02078300000

  • Maucher Jenkins
    supplier

    93 George Street, Edinburgh, UKM, EH2 3ES
    +44 01316100256

  • Murgitroyd
    supplier

    165-169 Scotland Street, Glasgow, UKM82, G5 8PL
    +44 01413078400

  • Questel
    supplier

    1, BD de la Madeleine, Paris, FR, 78110
    +33 637718834

  • Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
    reviewBody

    Sheriff Court House,, Stirling, Fk8 1NH
    stirling@scotcourts.gov.uk
    +44 1786462191
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