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Published 14 Nov 2022, 20:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ordnance Survey - Patent Attorney Services

Official notice

Authority: ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£582,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2022awarded 11 Jul 2023
Awarded to Withers & Rogers LLP
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2026 · starts 1 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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 knowledge and understanding of OS’s business, its IP assets, patent strategy and the technological and scientific fields in which patentable opportunities arise. The supplier should ensure we build / maintain a strong, trusting and collaborative working relationship with each other and provide us with the confidence that you are able to effectively and efficiently research, claim and represent our rights in inventions; and enable the provision of insights and value-added advice and assistance.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs

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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Registered Patent Attorney

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Nov 2022, 20:44 GMT
Last source update
11 Jul 2023, 09:32 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
BS2434.2022
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019712
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory servicesLegal servicesPatent and copyright consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03845e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
15 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Dec 2022 → 11 Jul 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2023
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT
  5. Notice published
    11 Jul 2023, 09:32 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Jul 2023, 09:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £582,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 105 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Withers & Rogers LLPSME£582,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019712-2023-1 · Withers & Rogers LLPSME

    Signed
    11 Jul 2023
    Value
    £582,000
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ordnance Survey Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public law10 Explorer House, Adanac Drive, Southampton, UK, SO16 0ASContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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