Official UK procurement notice
ESNEFT2711 Intellectual Property Advice
Authority: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionESNEFT is an acute NHS Foundation Trust that runs both Colchester and Ipswich hospitals, including sites in the Community.
The Trust has a dedicated innovation team who are responsible for supporting staff with the successful implementation of new ideas, which lead to improved health outcomes, increased efficiency and/or financial benefit.
The ESNEFT innovation team offers a range of services to support with the development of innovation from concept through to implementation and works with the following:
- teams and departments
- individuals
- deliver Trust-wide innovation.
The Trust would like to invite quotes for innovation management services, to support healthcare innovators throughout the product development journey, from concept through to implementation. This would include expertise and advice on the management/exploitation of intellectual property.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£54,000
- Condition of participation
The ability to supply to ESNEFT
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Financial Weighting: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Financial Weighting: Evaluation of the proposal against cost vs specification criteria
- Condition of participation
The ability to supply to ESNEFT
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 10:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Nov 2025, 14:54 GMT
- Authority reference
ESNEFT2711- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074304- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e23dFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E10000012
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Please attach quotations within your response
Timeline
17 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published346 days ago17 Nov 2025, 10:55 GMT
- Latest notice published336 days ago27 Nov 2025, 14:54 GMT
- Clarification questions by329 days ago4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline328 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts212 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2025- Tender notice published17 Nov 2025, 10:55 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published27 Nov 2025, 14:54 GMTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled27 Nov 2025, 14:54 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 24 Nov 2025 | CancelledESNEFT hereby gives notice of its intention to cancel the current procurement. The Trust will undertake a review of the specifications and the Atamis Procurement process, with the intention of re-issuing an updated ITT in early January 2026.” |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications ESNEFT2711 - IP advice and expertise specification
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender