Patent Attorney Contract · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Jan 2025no call for competition

Awarded to MATHYS and SQUIRE LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for Patent Attorney Services

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded under Light Touch Regime Threshold

Delivery: London · 10 South Colonade, London, E14 4PU

79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Aug 2026, 14:35 BST
Last source update: 6 Aug 2026, 14:35 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-074808
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ddf3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: As this service is business critical UKHSA require to extend the contract to ensure there is no break in service. A recent re-procurement process was unsuccessful and a further ITT will be issued in due course. We expect a new contract to be in place before the next financial year

Publisher note: As this service is business critical UKHSA require to extend the contract to ensure there is no break in service. A recent re-procurement process was unsuccessful and a further ITT will be issued in due course. We expect a new contract to be in place before the next financial year

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jan 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MATHYS and SQUIRE LLPSME	£300,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 074808-2026-1 · MATHYS and SQUIRE LLPSME
Signed
21 Jan 2025
Value
£300,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London,

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MATHYS and SQUIRE LLPAwarded supplierOC335375 The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London, UK, SE1 9SGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.