Official UK procurement notice
Patents and Other IP Rights Renewal Platform
Authority: University of Sussex (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract 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 future renewals.
CPV: Patent and copyright consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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).
- Price
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Jan 2025, 17:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2025, 16:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
US_24153b- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059020- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d066Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Feb 2025, 12:35 GMT
Timeline
17 Feb 2025 → 23 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Bids opened17 Feb 2025, 12:35 GMT
- Notice published399 days ago23 Sept 2025, 16:35 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2025, 16:35 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Sept 2025, 16:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellspring EMEA LimitedSME | £348,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 059020-2025-1 · Wellspring EMEA LimitedSME
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2025
- Value
- £348,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- University of SussexContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wellspring EMEA LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.