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Published 17 May 2021, 09:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Standard Patent and Associated Intellectual Property Rights Service

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published value£1,500,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2021awarded 11 Jan 2022
Awarded to Marks and Clerk LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Strathclyde aims to procure a single supplier to provide Intellectual Property Services to support the IP & Commercialisation team’s management of the University IP Portfolio.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University will use the Intellectual Property Services to assist them to:AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000

The University will use the Intellectual Property Services to assist them to:

  • Further enhance the quality of their marketable IP portfolio;
  • Maximise the usage of their IPRs internationally;
  • Utilise professional expertise to leverage their own knowledge & experience;
  • Obtain a fair return to the University in return for making their IP available for license;
  • Meet sponsor obligations & expectations regarding exploitation of sponsored research; and
  • Operate an IP quality management process.

The successful Contractor shall for the full duration of the contracted period arrange the progress of the Intellectual Property Services to suit the requirements of the University and ensure that the execution of the Intellectual Property Services does not adversely affect normal University operations reputation or standing.

Please refer to the tender documentation for further information on the requirement.

Delivery: Scotland · University Of Strathclyde
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the successful tenderer either intended as partial replacement of the supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations. The Contracting authority may at its sole discretion exercise this option. · 2 x 12 months extensionsVariant bids: not allowed

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: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65
  • Price: 35
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

    4B.1.2 - The bidder should provide its average yearly turnover for the three (3) years specified in this contract notice

    4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3 Insurances It is a requirement of this contract that bidders can hold or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below

    Minimum: 4B.1.2 - 4B.1.2 - The bidder should provide its average yearly turnover for the last three (3) years. Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 2,000.000.00 GBP for the last 3 years. 4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3 It is a requirement of this contract that bidde…
  • Technical & professional ability

    4C.1.2 - please provide three (3) relevant examples of previous services carried out as specified in this contract Notice.

    (Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided):

    Minimum: Bidders will be required to provide three (3) examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 May 2021, 09:24 BST
Last source update
31 Jan 2022, 13:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
UOS-18929-2020
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002673
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory and representation servicesLegal servicesPatent and copyright consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b193 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court

Publisher note: For the avoidance of doubt this is a C1 collaborative agreement for use by the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University only. The winning bidder has confirmed that whilst all employees are payed above the real Living Wage the organisation is not currently an accredited Living Wage employer. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the contract at its sole discrepancy. (SC Ref:680903)

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
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Jun 2021, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jun 2021 → 31 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Jun 2021, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    31 Jan 2022, 13:04 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Jan 2022, 13:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £953,9251 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Marks and Clerk LLP£953,925 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 002673-2022-UOS-18929-2020-1 · Marks and Clerk LLP

    Signed
    11 Jan 2022
    Value
    £953,925
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 George Street, Procurement Department, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1QEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Marks & Clerk LLPAwarded supplier Aurora, 120 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 7JS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.