Legal services for patents

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-077651
Creator: University of the West of England
Published: 2026-09-21T11:17:30.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: University of the West of England (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK12)

Awarded value£25,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Withers & Rogers LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Legal services for patents. W&R at the appointed patent attorney for live patent applications.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Lot 1Awarded

Delivery: South West

79110000 Legal advisory and representation services79120000 Patent and copyright consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 21 Sept 2026, 12:17 BST
Last source update: 21 Sept 2026, 12:17 BST
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077651

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £25,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Withers & Rogers LLPSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Withers & Rogers LLPSME
Signed
10 Aug 2026
Value
£25,000
Period
11 Aug 2026 — 12 Aug 2026
Status
active

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
21 Sept 2026, 12:17 BSTUK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of the West of England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPXW-8925-GTVT · GB-UKPRN: 10007164 Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, South West, BS16 1QY [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WITHERS & ROGERS LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC310992GB-PPON: PRVT-9838-QZWR 2 London Bridge, London, London, SE1 9RA

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender21 Sept 2026, 12:17 BST