Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Patent and Intellectual Property Related Services to Aberystwyth University
Authority: Aberystwyth University (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for patenting and professional intellectual property related services in support of the technology transfer activity at Aberystwyth University. The requirement is for a firm/s of patent agents to provide cost effective, general intellectual property advice and to undertake the preparation, registration and prosecution of applications for patents, plant variety rights and other forms of
registered intellectual property across all of the relevant research areas of the University. The patent firm/s will be expected to possess the necessary breath of intellectual property law experience and technical understanding particularly in the life, physics, computer sciences, plant variety rights and trademarks for existing and new business. It is important that the patent firm/s is able to
develop a strong rapport with both the academic community and the technology transfer team at Aberystwyth University and to take proactive steps to foster good relations including availability to correspond in good time via email and telephone and to visit Aberystwyth as requested. This tender will be split into the 3 following Lots:
Lot 1 – Patent Services
Lot 2 – Plant Variety Services
Lot 3 - Trademarks
- Recurrence: September 2025 or September 2028 depending on extension options being actioned.
CPV: Patent and copyright consultancy services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Patent ServicesAwardedRenewal
Lot #2Plant Variety ServicesAwardedRenewal
Lot #3TrademarksAwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Evaluation: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Evaluation: 80%
- Price: 20%
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · September 2025 or September 2028 depending on extension options being actioned.
- First published
- 11 Oct 2022, 14:24 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Oct 2024, 12:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Nov 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035320- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0374baFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:145693)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Nov 2022 → 31 Oct 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published31 Oct 2024, 12:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete31 Oct 2024, 12:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Patent Services1 award | |||
| Appleyard Lees IP LLP | £160,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Plant Variety Services1 award | |||
| Appleyard Lees IP LLP | £160,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Trademarks1 award | |||
| Burley Law Limited | £160,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Patent Services · Appleyard Lees IP LLP
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2022
- Value
- £160,000
- Status
- active
Plant Variety Services · Appleyard Lees IP LLP
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2022
- Value
- £160,000
- Status
- active
Trademarks · Burley Law Limited
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2022
- Value
- £160,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Patent Services | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Plant Variety Services | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Trademarks | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Appleyard Lees IP LLPAwarded supplier
- Burley Law LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria