Official UK procurement notice
Provision of IP Management Services
Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAPHA requires external professional IP services to assist the organisation to manage its existing patent and trademark portfolio and to assist with the protection of new registered IP assets. This requirement will be tendered in 2 Lots.
The total cost noted is 1 element of work for each lot, as an indication of cost across the duration of the contract cannot be assessed as services can only be included when required.
CPV: Legal services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,900,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management services to APHAAwardedPublished value£950,000
Lot 1 – IP Management (patent and trademark protection and advice)
The requirement is for a firm of patent agents to provide cost effective, general intellectual property advice and to undertake the preparation, registration and prosecution of applications for patents and other forms of registered intellectual property including but not limited to trademark applications across all of the relevant research areas of the APHA. The patent firm will be expected to possess the necessary breath of intellectual property law experience and technical understanding. It is important that the patent firm is able to develop a strong rapport with both the APHA research staff and commercial staff in APHA Scientific and to take proactive steps to foster good relations including availability to correspond in efficient time via email and telephone and to visit APHA research sites as reasonably requested.
Lot #2Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management services to APHAAwardedPublished value£950,000
Fee payments (renewals and EP validation fees)
The requirement is for an economic, service-led provider in respect of the managed and payment of registered IP rights renewals and EP validation fees. This service would be for the renewal of all of APHA’s existing portfolio of registered IP rights (patents and trademarks) and all new EP validations.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management services to APHA | 50% | 40% | 10% | |
| 2 · Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management services to APHA | 40% | 50% | 10% |
- Suitability
DEFRA terms and conditions
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40–50 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 7 Oct 2022, 11:13 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Mar 2023, 13:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Nov 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005996- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0373c6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Nov 2022 → 1 Mar 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until31 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published1 Mar 2023, 13:05 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Mar 2023- Status changed to complete1 Mar 2023, 13:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated1 Mar 2023, 13:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management services to APHA1 award | |||
| Greaves Brewster LLPSupply of IP Management Lot 1 on behalf of APHA | £8,100 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management services to APHA1 award | |||
| Greaves Brewster LLPSupply of IP Management Lot 2 on behalf of APHA | £16,936 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of IP Management Lot 1 on behalf of APHA · Greaves Brewster LLP
- Signed
- 8 Feb 2023
- Value
- £8,100
- Status
- active
Supply of IP Management Lot 2 on behalf of APHA · Greaves Brewster LLP
- Signed
- 8 Feb 2023
- Value
- £16,936
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management services to APHA | 9bids · 9 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management services to APHA | 5bids · 5 electronic · 2 from abroad | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £25,036 – £25,036 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- DEFRAReview body
- Department of Environment, Food and Rural AffairsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Greaves Brewster LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria