Intellectual Property Services

A Tender Notice
by APUC LIMITED

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
35.5 month
Value
£-£12M
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
29 Jun 2023
Delivery
To 22 Jul 2026 (est.)
Deadline
07 Aug 2023 13:00

Concepts

Location

Scotland

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Services to the Scottish Higher and Further Education sector including IP protection services, patent renewals, IP consultancy services and patent searching and other IP analytics tools.

Lot Division

1 IP Protection Services

The Authority is seeking to appoint Contractors to provide patent, trademarks and designs protection across all academic fields, and including preliminary patentability review, filing, prosecution and IP advice and covering UK, European and International applications.

Award Criteria
Technical 70
price 30
2 IP Patent Renewals

The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of IP patent renewal services including renewal tracking and monitoring, renewal payment services, record maintenance and reporting.

Award Criteria
Technical 50
price 50
3 IP Consulting

The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of IP consultancy services including: IP strategy development, IP portfolio management, IP valuation and due diligence, IP licensing and commercialisation (developing strategies for IP assets commercialisation).

Award Criteria
Technical 60
price 40
4 Patent Searching & Other IP Analytics Tools

The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of: - standalone patent searching tool allowing for a comprehensive search and analysis of patent databases to determine the patentability, and licensing opportunities; - and other IP analytical tools supporting institutions in: identifying trends and patterns in IP data, analysing IP portfolio, assessing patentability and commercial opportunities, identifying competitors and potential partners, assessing IP portfolio value.

Award Criteria
Technical 50
price 50

Renewal Options

The Framework Agreement is anticipated to commence on the 1st of October 2023 for a period of 36 months and expire on the 30th of September 2026. The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 12-month period subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements.

CPV Codes

  • 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services
  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • 48460000 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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. Suppliers should confirm they will be in a position to complete (at point of award) the following: Appendix A Form of Tender Appendix B Freedom of Information Appendix D APUC Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct Appendix G SCM RP Section 1 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 24358. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Suppliers will be asked to offer added value activities including IP training for staff and students.

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