Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Patent and Trademark Attorney Services
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK Research and Innovation has a requirement for the provision of patent and trademark service.
The site addresses for delivery of the services is:
a.Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX
b.Daresbury Laboratory (DL), Keckwick Ln, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AD
c.UK Astonomy Technology Centre (UK ATC), Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ
CPV: Patent and copyright consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£3,500,000
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 (2)
- Technical/Quality: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical/Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 14 Jan 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Feb 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006075- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cfc0Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=927755849 GO Reference: GO-2025220-PRO-29506133
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Feb 2025 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline17 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened17 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published20 Feb 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled20 Feb 2025, 10:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.