Official UK procurement notice
Patent Renewal Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe IP & Commercialisation team administers around 650 active patent cases, including instructing renewals to maintain those cases in the territories of USA, Europe, Canada, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Brazil.
The IP & Commercialisation require a sole supplier to facilitate the renewal of the Universities active patent cases.
These patent cases require to be renewed in each territory on a regular basis and we require a provider that can do this competently; has an interface that is easy for the team to interact with; and is cost-effective.
The purpose of this notice is to seek expressions of interest and/or to engage in early market consultation.
CPV: Legal services · Patent and copyright consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University requires an interface that can be easily interacted with to facilitate…Planned
The University requires an interface that can be easily interacted with to facilitate the patent renewal requests with the appointed supplier. The interface should have live pricing, exportable exports, search & filter functionality and a security profile with the University is able to assess. The portal will allow the University to login and instruct renewals i.e. renew, auto renew, delay, abandon, and other channels.
In addition to the interface, the University require the supplier to provide the renewal service for trade mark renewals and patent renewals.
The provider must be able to renew patents in international territory on a regular basis. The purpose of this notice is to seek expression of interest and/or engage in early market consultation.
The University is currently developing a Strategy for the provision of patent renewal services.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jan 2021, 19:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2021, 19:56 GMT
- Authority reference
UOS-19396-2020- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001688- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028deeFind a Tender
Publisher note: The University reserves the right to enter into further consultation with all or any company who expresses an interest in this notice. The contracting Authority shall issue a contract notice in regards to this opportunity in line with the date published in section 11.3 of this notice. Please register interest by 03/02/2021. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=642269. (SC Ref:642269)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Jan 2021 → 17 Feb 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published27 Jan 2021, 19:56 GMT
- Tender notice expected17 Feb 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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