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Published 6 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PURCH2769 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Intellectual Property Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 8 Sept 2025awarded 8 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of PURCH2769 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Intellectual Property Services

CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal services · Patent and copyright consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 7 bids received (7.0 per place) · 3 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Initial period of 3 years with an extension period of 12-monthsVariant bids: not allowed
79120000 Patent and copyright consultancy services79140000 Legal advisory and information services

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Price: 50%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: -Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims; -Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “PURCH2769 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Intellectual…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
10 Apr 2026, 13:57 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Sept 2025 – …
Authority reference
PURCH2769
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032857
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and information servicesLegal servicesPatent and copyright consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058289 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:829004)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Sept 2025 → 10 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published195 days ago
    10 Apr 2026, 13:57 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Apr 2026, 13:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Apr 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 032857-2026-PURCH2769-1

    Signed
    8 Apr 2026
    Value
    £2,800,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Glasgow

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Tay House, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Barker Brettell LLPFramework contractor 100 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, West Midlands, B16 8QQContact email, phone
  • Gateley PlcFramework contractor 111 Edmund street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2HJContact email, phone
  • Mewburn EllisFramework contractor Mewburn Ellis, 8 Bishopgate, London, UK, EC2N 4BQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria