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Published 6 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Patent and Trade Mark Attorney Services and IP Search and Landscaping Services

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)£3,340,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected 11 Dec 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKAEA seeks to appoint a maximum of two suppliers for Intellectual Property (IP) Patent and Trade mark Attorney Services, and one supplier for Patent IP Search & Landscaping Services. The Contracting Authority seeks to engage qualified and experienced supplier(s) to provide high-quality services that support its operational, strategic, and compliance objectives across these two critical service areas.

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 1 Apr 2031 (4 yrs)
79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
Authority reference
T/096IB/26
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781ed

How it was run

Appointment period ends
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    6 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 66 days
    11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract startsin 176 days
    1 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 15:47 BSTUK1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, UK Atomic Energy Authority, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DB

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender