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# Intellectual Property Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/intellectual-property-services-ocds-h6vhtk-042d99). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "Intellectual Property Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Patent and copyright consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042d99`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-042d99#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: IP Protection Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79120000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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 Internati...

### Lot 2: IP Patent Renewals
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79120000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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 3: IP Consulting
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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 c...

### Lot 4: Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics Tools
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48460000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** IP Patent Renewals (active)
  - Award id: `001467-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **FRKelly, Murgitroyd, Questel**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-132080`, `GB-FTS-102558`, `GB-FTS-102559`
  - Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** IP Consulting (active)
  - Award id: `001467-2024-2`
  - Supplier(s): **AA Thornton LLP, Dehns, Lawrie IP Limited (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-102555`, `GB-FTS-144267`, `GB-FTS-102560`, `GB-FTS-185593`, `GB-FTS-102558`
  - Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics Tools (active)
  - Award id: `001467-2024-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Dennemeyer, GlobalData UK Limited, Intangible Range Ltd (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-102556`, `GB-FTS-151603`, `GB-FTS-102563`, `GB-FTS-102559`
  - Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** IP Protection Services (active)
  - Award id: `001467-2024-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Dehns, HGF Limited, Hindles Limited (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144267`, `GB-FTS-183584`, `GB-FTS-102564`, `GB-FTS-102560`, `GB-FTS-102565`, `GB-FTS-102566`, `GB-FTS-102558`
  - Value: £10,800,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** IP Protection Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,800,000
  - Signed Date: 01/01/2024

- **Contract:** IP Patent Renewals (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 15/10/2023

- **Contract:** IP Consulting (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 15/10/2023

- **Contract:** Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics Tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 15/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001467-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-16T14:26:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T10:28:47.887Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042d99