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Published 3 Dec 2021, 10:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cardiff University - Legal Services Panel - Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Services

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,200,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 4 Feb 2022awarded 8 Jul 2022
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

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 exploitation activities. The provision of IP Patent Services will be used by Cardiff University and any of its subsidiaries or associated companies

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

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 10 suppliers · 13 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.3 per place) · 13 appointed (full)
Framework period
2 yrs from 1 Apr 2022

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Biology and Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals and Medicinal ChemistryAwardedRenewal 2 yrs

Advice and professional services relating to living organisms, including biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, and related subjects. Typically, this would cover Schools of Biosciences, Medicine, Dentistry, Healthcare, Pharmacy, Optometry and Psychology.

Advice and professional services relating to drug discovery and development. Projects allocated in this lot will typically involve research involving the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences but may also include researchers from Biosciences and Medicine.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: Wales · Wales
Extensions: The Panel will be 2 years with an option to extend by a further two 1-year periods making it a maximum of 4 years. (2+1+1). Any extension will be where appropriate and subject to agreement.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Physical Sciences and Engineering and SoftwareAwardedRenewal 2 yrs

Advice and professional services relating to the sciences concerned with the study of inanimate natural objects, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and related subjects. Typically, this would cover Schools of Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics and Earth & Ocean Sciences.

Advice and professional services relating to patentability of software applications and copyright in proprietary code. Often projects allocated in this lot would involve the School of Computer Sciences though many such project are interdisciplinary and collaborative in nature.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: Wales · Wales
Extensions: The Panel will be 2 years with an option to extend by a further two 1-year periods making it a maximum of 4 years. (2+1+1). Any extension will be where appropriate and subject to agreement.Variant 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Weighting: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Weighting: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Cardiff University - Legal Services Panel - Intellectual Property (IP)…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Dec 2021, 10:55 GMT
Last source update
18 Aug 2022, 16:15 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
CU.521.AD
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023017
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and information servicesPatent and copyright consultancy services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fccf Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:123884)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
4 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Feb 2022 → 18 Aug 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    4 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    4 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Mar 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    18 Aug 2022, 16:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2022, 16:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 13admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1311 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 8 Jul 2022

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

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £10, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Biology and Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals and Medicinal Chemistry

    Signed
    8 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active
  • Physical Sciences and Engineering and Software

    Signed
    8 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Biology and Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals and Medicinal Chemistry13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad11——
2 · Physical Sciences and Engineering and Software12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationRegional or local agency/officeEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

14 commercial parties on the notice
  • Abel & ImrayFramework contractor 3 Assembly Square, Britannia Quay, Cardiff, Wales, CF104PLContact phone
  • Appleyard Lees IP LLPFramework contractor 15 Clare Road, Halifax, Yorkshire & Humber, HX12HYContact phone
  • Barker BrettellFramework contractor 100 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, B168QQContact phone
  • Barker Brettell LLPFramework contractor 100 Hagley Road , Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B168QQ
  • Elkington and Fife LLPFramework contractor Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road, Sevenoaks, South East, TN131XR
  • HGF LimitedFramework contractor 1 City Walk, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS119DXContact phone
  • Haseltine Lake Kempner LLPFramework contractor Redcliff Quay, 120 Redcliff Street, Bristol, South West, BS16HUContact phone
  • Mathys & Squire LLPFramework contractor The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London, SE19SG
  • Maucher JenkinsFramework contractor 26 Caxton Street, London, London, SW1H0RJ
  • MurgitroydFramework contractor 165-169 Scotland Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G58PLContact phone
Show 4 more suppliers
  • SchlichFramework contractor 9 St. Catherines Road, Littlehampton, South East, BN175HSContact phone
  • Swindell & Pearson LtdFramework contractor 48 Friar Gate, Derby, East Midlands, DE11GY
  • Symbiosis IP LimitedFramework contractor Crab Apple Way, Vale Park, Evesham, Wales, WR111GPContact phone
  • Withers & Rogers LLPFramework contractor Castlemead, Lower Castle Street, Bristol, UK, BS13AG

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria