Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Patent Renewals
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Strathclyde’s IP & Commercialisation team within the Innovation & Industry Engagement Directorate annually administers around 300 active patent cases, for around 35 countries including instructing renewals to maintain those cases in the territories of USA, Europe, Canada, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Brazil.
These patent cases require to be renewed in each territory on a regular basis, and we require a provider that can do this competently.
CPV: Copyright consultancy services · Legal services · Patent and copyright consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Economic & financial standing
4B1.1
Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 800,000GBP for the last 2 years.
Minimum: 4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3 Insurances It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: - The Contractor shall maintain in force with reputable in… - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2
Bidders will be required to provide examples (3) that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4
Minimum: Examples provided should be relevant and proportionate to the procurement exercise. This question will have a minimum score of 2. Bidders that do not achieve this score may be eliminated from the tender at this stage in the evaluation) Bidders that do not pass the above Selection…
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 May 2025, 08:48 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:27 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
UOS-35860-2025- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008422- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0513cbFind a Tender
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:822045)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
21 May 2025 → 30 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected21 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published271 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:27 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025- Status changed to active2 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST2 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
- Status changed to complete30 Jan 2026, 12:27 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPRIS AG | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008422-2026-UOS-35860-2025-1 · IPRIS AG
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2026
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IPRIS AGAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.