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Showing 1–45 · signed contracts with published terms.
- AwardedBelow threshold - unknown
Renewal to July 2027
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) · Charity · Nationwide (UK)
Annual subscription to the Copyright Licensing Agency
Awarded to THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD
- Awarded value
- £34k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #0788d7
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework
UKRI-3090 Management and Commercialisation of UKRI-MRC Intellectual Property
UK Research and Innovation · Central government · Nationwide (UK), Greater London
Management and Commercialisation of UKRI-MRC Intellectual Property
Awarded to LGC LIMITED · 2 awards
- Awarded value
- £9.6m–£11mceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 3
- Contract ends
- Published
- #03f7f1
- AwardedBelow threshold - without competition
Legal services for patents
University of the West of England · Education · South West England
Legal services for patents. W&R at the appointed patent attorney for live patent applications.
Awarded to Withers & Rogers LLP
- Awarded value
- £25k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ended
- Published
- #077651
- AwardedBelow threshold - unknown
MPLC licence
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Central government · East of England
1662 - MPLC Blanket licence
Awarded to Motion Picture Licensing Company Limited
- Awarded value
- £16k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #06e85b
- AwardedBelow threshold - without competition
Copyright Licensing Agency fees 2026-27
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY · Education · Yorkshire and the Humber
Copyright Licensing Agency fees for academic year 2026-27
Awarded to THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD
- Awarded value
- £108k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #06daa4
- AwardedBelow threshold - unknown
Copyright Licensing
University of Cumbria · Education · North West England
The University of Cumbria require a license to provide course related reading needed to deliver learning and teaching.
Awarded to THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD · 2 awards
- Awarded value
- £55k–£83kacross 2 awards
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #058f12
- AwardedBelow threshold - without competition
Copyright Licensing Agency Fee
North Tyneside Council · Local authority · North East England
Direct award for Copyright Licensing Agency Fee. The Authority require the license to avoid any instigation of Legal Proceedings against the Council. This estimate is based on the current annual licence cost of with a conservative assumed i…
Awarded to THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD
- Awarded value
- £73k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #06c238
- AwardedBelow threshold - without competition
European Patent Applications
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Central government · delivery region not published
European Patent Application No 24738042.1 RFID Tracking System for Histopathology Cassettes
Awarded to HGF Limited
- Awarded value
- £13k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #06b95d
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework
PURCH2769 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Intellectual Property Services
University of Glasgow · Education · Scotland
Award of PURCH2769 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Intellectual Property Services
Awarded to Barker Brettell LLP, Gateley PLC, Mewburn Ellis
- Awarded value
- £2.8mceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 7
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #058289
- AwardedBelow threshold - limited competition
RBGKEW1532 - Brand Positioning and Activation
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England
Brand consultancy, brand positioning, copywriting and visuals for ongoing activation Route to Market: Below threshold RfQ
Awarded to United Us Limited
- Awarded value
- £50k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #0677aa
- AwardedBelow threshold - unknown
Motion Picture License
Derbyshire County Council · Local authority · East Midlands
Motion Picture Umbrella License 2026/27 Annual for DCC Sites
Awarded to MPLC
- Awarded value
- £25k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #0672cd
- AwardedBelow threshold - without competition
Newspaper Licence Agency (NLA) Media Access 2026/30
Care Quality Commission · Central government · delivery region not published
Newspaper License Agency (NLA) media access - The license allows CQC to continue to photocopy, fax, scan and email newspaper and select magazine content. Also, it permits CQC to continue to receive and distribute newspaper and select magazi…
Awarded to NLA Media Access Limited (NLA)
- Awarded value
- £81k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #0665b1
- AwardedOpen procedure
Provision of Patent Renewals
University of Strathclyde · Education · Scotland
The 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 thos…
Awarded to IPRIS AG
- Awarded value
- £500k
- Bids
- 3
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #0513cb
- AwardedBelow threshold - without competition
Copyright Licensing
BANK OF ENGLAND · Central government · Nationwide (UK)
The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) licence allows legal copying, scanning, and digital sharing of published content for internal use, protecting the organisation from copyright infringement and ensuring fair compensation to rights-holders…
Awarded to Prenax Corporate Service Ltd / Prenax Limited
- Awarded value
- £61k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #060fc3
- Awarded · Open procedureFrameworkLight-touch12 lotsSME suitable
ID 5827200 - DfE- Invest NI Legal Service Framework
Invest Northern Ireland · Central government · Northern Ireland
Invest NI intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services to provide advice in relation to the following areas of law : 1. Contracts, 2. Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Finance, 3. Commercial Property, Re…
Awarded to Arthur Cox Northern Ireland, Carson McDowell LLP, Cleaver Fulton Rankin +2 more · 12 awards
- Awarded value
- £1.5mceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 1–4per lot, 12 lots
- Contract ends
- Published
- #058e82
- Awarded · Direct awardUtilitiesSME suitable
Blanket Audio-visual Copyright Licence
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Central government · Nationwide (UK)
The Motion Picture Licensing Company (MPLC) provides a Blanket Licence that legally authorises the public performance of copyrighted audiovisual works—films, TV programmes, streaming clips, and training videos—in non-domestic environments. …
Awarded to Motion Picture Licensing Company Limited
- Awarded value
- £864k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Published
- #05e891
- AwardedAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Copyright Licensing
The City of Edinburgh Council · Local authority · Scotland
Local Government Copyright License. This license provides the ability to scan, reproduce and share copyrighted protected materials published within the UK or US. Without this license the Council would be unable to reproduce copyrighted mate…
Awarded to The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)
- Awarded value
- £107k
- Bids
- 1
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #05dfe8
- Awarded · Below threshold - open competitionUtilitiesSME suitable
P-3257 Claims Legal Services
Translink · Central government · Northern Ireland
Translink wishes to appoint on an 'Ad Hoc basis' an experienced Public Transport Lawyer who has Public Transport experience (i.e.: Bus/Rail) within the last 3 years (minimum), based and practising in N Ireland and holds valid practicing cer…
Awarded to Macaulay and Ritchie Solicitors
- Awarded value
- £750k
- Bids
- 3
- Contract ends
- Published
- #054663
- AwardedOpen procedure
Patents and Other IP Rights Renewal Platform
University of Sussex · Education · South East England
Contract for an IP renewal provider which will offer a web platform, holding details of all University of Sussex patents, trade marks and design rights enabling the IP team at Sussex to provide instructions for the renewal and to forecast f…
Awarded to Wellspring EMEA Limited
- Awarded value
- £348k
- Bids
- 5
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #04d066
- AwardedBelow threshold - without competition
Copyright Licensing Agency fees 2025-26
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY · Education · Yorkshire and the Humber
Copyright Licensing Agency fees for the year 2025-26
Awarded to THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD
- Awarded value
- £154k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ended
- Published
- #058804
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework7 lots
Framework for the provision of Legal Services
University of Essex · Education · Nationwide (UK)
The Framework will provide access to a comprehensive range of Legal Services. It is let by the University of Essex and is open for use by all contracting authorities across the public sector throughout the UK (and any future successors to t…
Awarded to Bevan Brittan, Davitt Jones Bould Limited, Eversheds LLP +7 more · 7 awards
- Awarded value
- £9.0m–£9.0mceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 5–9per lot, 7 lots
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #04e35d
- AwardedBelow threshold - without competition
UKRI-4930 Patent Attorney IP Services
UK Research and Innovation · Central government · delivery region not published
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for Patent Attorney Services. This is to provide coverage while a new open procurement was undertaken. To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNo…
Awarded to Boult Wade Tennant LLP
- Awarded value
- £50k
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ended
- Published
- #0506b5
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework2 lots
IP Patent Attorney Services and IP Landscaping Services
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority · Nationwide (UK), South East England
UKAEA seeks to appoint suppliers across Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Attorney Services and Patent Search & Landscaping Services. The contracting authority seeks to engage qualified and experienced supplier(s) to support its operational…
Awarded to Appleyard Lees IP LLP, Dehns · 2 awards
- Awarded value
- £1.0mceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 14
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #04c24c
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework
ID 5121238 - DfE - Invest NI - Invest NI Framework Agreement for Patent Appraisal Services 2023-2027
Invest Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Invest NI wishes to establish a framework list of Contractors to undertake Patent Appraisals /Reviews of PoC proposals. Other Divisions from within Invest NI may, on occasions, use the Framework for similar proposals. The programme is not s…
Awarded to FRKELLY, LEWIS SILKIN N.I. LLP, MURGITROYD COMPANY LIMITED
- Awarded value
- £220kceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 3
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #0492d7
- AwardedOpen procedure3 lots
Provision of Patent and Intellectual Property Related Services to Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University · Education · Wales (Cymru)
This 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, …
Awarded to Appleyard Lees IP LLP, Burley Law Limited · 3 awards
- Awarded value
- £160k
- Bids
- 10per lot, 3 lots
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #0374ba
- AwardedOpen procedure5 lots
2324-02-SRD-LJ Legal Services
Sheffield Hallam University · Education · Yorkshire and the Humber, Greater London
Sheffield Hallam University has entered into contracts with four appropriately experienced commercial legal advisors to provide high quality support to the University and its in-house legal team in all aspects of their work. The University'…
Awarded to Davitt Jones Bould Limited, MILLS AND REEVE, Shakespeare Martineau LLP +1 more · 4 awards
- Awarded value
- £400k
- Bids
- 11per lot, 4 lots
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #042557
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework7 lots
ID4329886 DfE - FE - Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services to FE Sector
Belfast Metropolitan College · Education · Northern Ireland
On behalf of the six Regional Colleges in Northern Ireland (“NI Colleges”):- Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC); Northern Regional College (NRC); North West Regional College (NWRC); Southern Regional College (SRC); South Eastern Regional Co…
Awarded to A L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP, Arthur Cox, Carson McDowell LLP +2 more · 7 awards
- Awarded value
- £1.8mceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 7per lot, 7 lots
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #03cda2
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework4 lots
Intellectual Property Services
APUC Ltd · Scotland
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 search…
Awarded to AA Thornton LLP, Dehns, Dennemeyer +11 more · 4 awards
- Awarded value
- £400k–£11mceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 5–16per lot, 4 lots
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #042d99
- AwardedOpen procedure
Commercialisation Support Organisation/Open/Pro/2023
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) · Education · South East England
The OU has awarded a contract for a Commercialisation Support Organisation (CSO) to provide support in the exploitation of the Universities research Intellectual Property (IP).
Awarded to Wellspring EMEA Limited
- Awarded value
- £333k
- Bids
- 4
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #03b23e
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework8 lots
QUB/2333/22 - Provision of Intellectual Property Services
Queen's University Belfast · Education · Northern Ireland
Intellectual property generated from the research activities is managed by the Commercial Development Team within Queen’s Research and Enterprise Directorate. New technologies are disclosed to the Team, patentability opinions are undertaken…
Awarded to Barker Brettell LLP, FR Kelly, HGF Limited +4 more · 8 awards
- Awarded value
- £375kceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 7
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #0392a1
- AwardedOpen procedure5 lots
Provision of Medlcomm Resource
University of Central Lancashire · Education · Nationwide (UK), North West England
UCLan Medical Innovation and Commercialisation Accelerator Programme (MedIComm) is seeking to procure the services of individuals/companies with the requisite specialist experience, expertise and track record to deliver focused activity on …
Awarded to Element Material Technology, Euxton Software, Maucher Jenkins +1 more · 4 awards
- Awarded value
- £23k–£66kacross 4 awards
- Bids
- 5
- Contract ended
- Published
- #0346a3
- AwardedOpen procedure
Ordnance Survey - Patent Attorney Services
ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED · Nationwide (UK)
Ordnance Survey Limited (OS) is looking to appoint a specialist supplier for the provision of patent attorney services to continue the provision of patent attorney services to OS. OS are keen to appoint a supplier who can ensure an in-depth…
Awarded to Withers & Rogers LLP
- Awarded value
- £582k
- Bids
- 10
- Contract ended
- Published
- #03845e
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework9 lots
Business Support and Expert Help Services 2023 – 2025
North Lanarkshire Council · Local authority · Scotland
North Lanarkshire Council and South Lanarkshire Council have secured funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to provide Business Support and Expert Help Services that supplement existing services through Business Gateway Lanarksh…
Awarded to Become Interactive Ltd, Brett Nicholls Associates, BrexEasy - TheMacDogFactory +21 more · 8 awards
- Awarded value
- £20k–£100kceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 1–14per lot, 8 lots
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #03a307
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework2 lots
Legal Services Framework - ORE/22/069
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult · Nationwide (UK)
Provisiion of Legal Services & Patent/IP Services
Awarded to Arbor Law Ltd, Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP, Trowers & Hamlins LLP
- Awarded value
- Not published
- Bids
- 4
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #0372de
- AwardedAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Derwent World Patent Index
Intellectual Property Office · Wales (Cymru)
Manually curated patent database covering all technologies including non-English language documents essential to the patent search and examination process. Access to this database facilitates patent examiners to perform robust searches as p…
Awarded to CLARIVATE ANALYTICS
- Awarded value
- Not published
- Bids
- Not published
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #03935a
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework
PURCH2040 Provision Of A Framework For The Provision Of Intellectual Property Services: IP Renewals Services
University of Glasgow · Education · Scotland
Award of PURCH2040 Provision Of A Framework For The Provision Of Intellectual Property Services: IP Renewals Services
Awarded to IP Pragmatics Limited
- Awarded value
- £200kceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 3
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #02ffe5
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework2 lots
Cardiff University - Legal Services Panel - Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Services
Cardiff University · Education · Wales (Cymru)
The aim of this procurement process is to establish two Legal Services Panels from which the University can engage with potential suppliers for Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Legal services to support the University’s IP protection and e…
Awarded to Abel & Imray, Appleyard Lees IP LLP, Barker Brettell LLP +10 more · 2 awards
- Awarded value
- £10ceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 12–13per lot, 2 lots
- Contract ended
- Published
- #02fccf
- AwardedOpen procedure
Entrepreneurial St Andrews Unit: IP Renewal Services
University of St Andrews · Education · Scotland
USTAN is seeking a full IP renewal service including: - Patents, primarily EU countries, US, China, India, Japan and Australia. - Trademarks, primarily EU, UK and WIPO. - Registered designs, primarily EU and UK. - Abandoning granted IP righ…
Awarded to IP Pragmatics Limited
- Awarded value
- £25k
- Bids
- 5
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #02dd5e
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework7 lots
Legal Services
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited · Nationwide (UK)
The Framework will provide access to a comprehensive range of Legal Services. It is being established to meet the needs of Crescent Purchasing Consortium Members,http://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php and potential members at https://w…
Awarded to CAPITAL LAW LIMITED, Eversheds LLP, Forbes Solicitors +5 more · 7 awards
- Awarded value
- £7.0mceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 4–8per lot, 7 lots
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #0317ed
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework12 lots
ID3781692 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of a Legal Services Framework Agreement
Invest Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
This competition will establish a Framework Agreement containing 12 Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification. 1)Company Law ; 2)Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Insolvency; 3)Commerc…
Awarded to A L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP, Arthur Cox, Carson McDowell LLP +3 more · 12 awards
- Awarded value
- £1ceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 2–8per lot, 12 lots
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #03009c
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework2 lots
PURCH1939 Provision Of A Framework For The Provision Of Intellectual Property Services
University of Glasgow · Education · Scotland
Award of PURCH1939 Provision Of A Framework For The Provision Of Intellectual Property Services LOT 1 IP ADVISORY & MANAGEMENT
Awarded to Mewburn Ellis
- Awarded value
- £729kceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 6
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #02c262
- AwardedOpen procedure
Standard Patent and Associated Intellectual Property Rights Service
University of Strathclyde · Education · Scotland
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.
Awarded to Marks and Clerk LLP
- Awarded value
- £954k
- Bids
- 8
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #02b193
- AwardedAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
IP Consultancy Advice
Defra Network eTendering Portal · Nationwide (UK)
Consultancy and Advice Services for IP
Awarded to IP Pragmatics Limited
- Awarded value
- £75k
- Bids
- 1
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #02cf00
- AwardedOpen procedure
Award of Provision of Patent Renewal Services
University of Strathclyde · Education · Scotland
The IP & Commercialisation team administers around 650 active patent cases, including instructing renewals to maintain those cases in the territories of USA, Europe, Canada, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Brazil. The IP & C…
Awarded to IPRIS AG
- Awarded value
- £800k
- Bids
- 2
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #02970b
- AwardedOpen procedureFramework11 lots
Lanarkshire Business Gateway – Business Support and Expert Help Services
North Lanarkshire Council · Local authority · Scotland
North Lanarkshire Council and South Lanarkshire Council, have secured an extension to funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the provision of business support available to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Lanar…
Awarded to Amas Murrison Ltd, Bridgeall, CJM Project Financial Management Ltd +21 more · 11 awards
- Awarded value
- £38k–£122kceiling, not a contract size
- Bids
- 3–15per lot, 11 lots
- Contract ends
- Not published
- Published
- #02bed2