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Published 16 Jan 2024, 14:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Intellectual Property Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 1 Jan 2024

Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Patent and copyright consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 16 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 14 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #1IP Protection ServicesAwarded

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.

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland

79120000 Patent and copyright consultancy services

Lot #2IP Patent RenewalsAwarded

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.

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland

79120000 Patent and copyright consultancy services

Lot #3IP ConsultingAwarded

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).

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Lot #4Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics ToolsAwarded

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.

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland

48460000 Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Lot	Quality	Price
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%

What this means for your bid

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: Awarded
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Jan 2024, 14:26 GMT
Last source update: 16 Jan 2024, 14:26 GMT
Authority reference: PFB1034 AP
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-001467
Classification (CPV): Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software packageBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityPatent and copyright consultancy services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042d99 Find a Tender

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 (SC Ref:753539)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 14admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1613 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots

Contracts signed 4latest 1 Jan 2024

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £400,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

IP Protection Services
Signed
1 Jan 2024
Value
£10,800,000
Status
active
IP Patent Renewals
Signed
16 Oct 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
IP Consulting
Signed
16 Oct 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics Tools
Signed
16 Oct 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · IP Protection Services	16bids · 16 electronic · 16 from abroad	13	—	—
2 · IP Patent Renewals	5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad	3	—	—
3 · IP Consulting	12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad	6	—	—
4 · Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics Tools	6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

APUC Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 2DZContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body StirlingContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

14 commercial parties on the notice

AA Thornton LLPFramework contractor Octagon Point, 5 Cheapside, London, London, EC2V 6AAContact phone
DehnsFramework contractor Minns Business Park, Westway, Oxford, UK, OX2 0JBContact phone
DennemeyerFramework contractor Unit 6, Albion House, High Street, Woking, UK, GU21 6BGContact phone
FRKellyFramework contractor 4 Mount Charles, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NZContact phone
GlobalData UK LimitedFramework contractor John Carpenter House, 7 Carmelite Street, London, UK, EC4Y 0BSContact phone
HGF LimitedFramework contractor Delta House, 50 West Nile Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 2NPContact phone
Hindles LimitedFramework contractor 131-135 George Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 4JSContact phone
Intangible Range LtdFramework contractor 138 South Street, Romford, London, RM1 1TEContact phone
Lawrie IP LimitedFramework contractor 310 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, UK, G2 5RGContact phone
Marks and Clerk LLPFramework contractor The Beacon, 176 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, UK, G2 5SGContact phone

Show 4 more suppliers

Mathys & Squire LLPFramework contractor The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, UK, SE1 9SGContact phone
Maucher JenkinsFramework contractor 93 George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 3ESContact phone
MurgitroydFramework contractor 165-169 Scotland Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G5 8PLContact phone
QuestelFramework contractor 1, BD de la Madeleine, Paris, FR, 78110Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

Official documents & specifications

What it takes to win
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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).