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ID 5121238 - DfE - Invest NI - Invest NI Framework Agreement for Patent Appraisal Services 2023-2027

Details

Value
£220,000
Topic
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Published
22 August 2024
Submission
11 September 2024

Tender description

Invest NI wishes to establish a framework list of Contractors to undertake Patent Appraisals /Reviews of PoC proposals. Other Divisions from within Invest NI may, on occasions, use the Framework for similar proposals. The programme is not sector specific, but applications generally fall into the following sectors: Life Sciences , ICT, Engineering. The appointed Contractors will carry out patent appraisals on each of the PoC project proposals and provide a comprehensive report (circa 15-20 pages) for each. Lot 1: Invest NI wishes to establish a framework list of Contractors to undertake Patent Appraisals /Reviews of PoC proposals. Other Divisions from within Invest NI may, on occasions, use the Framework for similar proposals. The programme is not sector specific, but applications generally fall into the following sectors: Life Sciences , ICT, Engineering. The appointed Contractors will carry out patent appraisals on each of the PoC project proposals and provide a comprehensive report (circa 15-20 pages) for each. Additional information: Option to extend for two further periods of one year each

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published22 August 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date11 September 2024

About the buyer

Invest Northern Ireland is the region's economic development agency, sponsored by the Department for the Economy, and buys as a non-departmental public body. Smaller contracts run by email, with interested suppliers contacting the procurement team. Framework agreements cover economics, legal and patent appraisal services. All of its contracts in 2025/26 were for services. Buying follows the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy Statement.

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Over the past 5 years, most of Invest Northern Ireland's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and financial and insurance services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79000000 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • 79100000 · Legal services
  • 79120000 · Patent and copyright consultancy services
  • 79121000 · Copyright consultancy services

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