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Published 16 Dec 2025, 15:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Patent Attorney Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£2,784,600≈ £928k / year · £3,341,520 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Health Security Agency are currently out to tender for the provision of Patent Attorney Services to partner UKHSA to manage the portfolio of UKHSA patents.

Deadline for submissions of the tender will be 12:00 noon on Wednesday 28th January 2026.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.

Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website.

Please do not engage with any persons in UKHSA via email or phone regarding this tender.

F01 Prior Information Notice (PIN) was issued under PCR 2015

Published 16 January 2025, 10:41am

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-001459

CPV: Patent and copyright consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£2,784,600
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £2,784,600 exc. VAT · £3,341,520 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 12 month contract extension
79120000 Patent and copyright consultancy services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Regulated by IPReg

    Patent attorney qualified to CPA and or EPA.Trademark attorneys qualified to CTMAx

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
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Price: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical
  • Social Value: Outcome 6a
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Regulated by IPReg

    Patent attorney qualified to CPA and or EPA.Trademark attorneys qualified to CTMAx

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Dec 2025, 15:59 GMT
Last source update
16 Dec 2025, 15:59 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Mar 2026
Authority reference
C349561
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083502
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Patent and copyright consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f70c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

16 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published314 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 15:59 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by292 days ago
    7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline280 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by239 days ago
    1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 15:59 GMT
    UK4

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 authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMQ-7576-DVGW 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender