Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-06-03
Buyer: Queen' University Belfast
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79120000
Estimated value: 2500000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες παροχής συμβουλών σε θέματα διπλωμάτων ευρεσιτεχνίας και δικαιωμάτων πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας
Intellectual property generated from the research activities is managed by the commercial development team within Queen’s Research and Enterprise Directorate. New technologies are disclosed to the team, patentability opinions are undertaken and commercial opportunity is assessed. Queen’s wish to procure the provision of intellectual property services which will be categorised into 7 lots of specialisms (principally in relation to patents and registered design rights) as detailed below:
Intellectual property generated from the research activities is managed by the Commercial Development Team within Queen’s Research and Enterprise Directorate. New technologies are disclosed to the Team, patentability opinions are undertaken and commercial opportunity is assessed. This lot will mainly deal with inventions related to software and those arising from School of EEECS and our groups which deal with wireless communications and similar technology.
Initial Framework Contract Period will be for 36 months with options to extend by up to a further 12 months.
Intellectual property generated from the research activities is managed by the Commercial Development Team within Queen’s Research and Enterprise Directorate. New technologies are disclosed to the Team, patentability opinions are undertaken and commercial opportunity is assessed. Lot 2 will deal with School of Maths & Physics and School of Mechanical and aerospace Engineering and deal with, manufacturing processes, clean tech mechanical designs and apparatus.
Initial Framework Contract Period will be for 36 months with options to extend by up to a further 12 months.
Intellectual property generated from the research activities is managed by the Commercial Development Team within Queen’s Research and Enterprise Directorate. New technologies are disclosed to the Team, patentability opinions are undertaken and commercial opportunity is assessed. Lot 3 will deal with inventions most likely from other groups within the School of School of Mechanical and aerospace Engineering and deal advanced polymers, composite materials and nanostructures. Some work in School of Natural and Built Environment may be captured, and some technologies such as novel materials for waste capture form the School of Biological Sciences may fall into this lot also.
Initial Framework Contract Period will be for 36 months with options to extend by up to a further 12 months.
Intellectual property generated from the research activities is managed by the Commercial Development Team within Queen’s Research and Enterprise Directorate. New technologies are disclosed to the Team, patentability opinions are undertaken and commercial opportunity is assessed. Lot 4 cases related to Medicine Health and Life Science and Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering respectively as stated in the tender documents
Initial Framework Contract Period will be for 36 months with options to extend by up to a further 12 months.
Intellectual property generated from the research activities is managed by the Commercial Development Team within Queen’s Research and Enterprise Directorate. New technologies are disclosed to the Team, patentability opinions are undertaken and commercial opportunity is assessed. Lot 5 cases related to Medicine Health and Life Science and Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering respectively as stated in the tender documents.
Initial Framework Contract Period will be for 36 months with options to extend by up to a further 12 months.
Intellectual property generated from the research activities is managed by the Commercial Development Team within Queen’s Research and Enterprise Directorate. New technologies are disclosed to the Team, patentability opinions are undertaken and commercial opportunity is assessed. Lot 6 will relates to anything which arises from the Faculty of Art Humanities and Social Sciences, such as potentially patentable products or methods. A small amount of volume arises from this lot.
Initial Framework Contract Period will be for 36 months with options to extend by up to a further 12 months.
Intellectual property generated from the research activities is managed by the Commercial Development Team within Queen’s Research and Enterprise Directorate. New technologies are disclosed to the Team, patentability opinions are undertaken and commercial opportunity is assessed. Lot 7 is distinct as it deals with Trademarks only – which could arise from any school or research area and any early stage commercial case. Copyright is included but the university will rarely register copyright and the activities related to this are likely to advisory services related to copyright issues or infringement cases etc.


Winner: Murgitroyd and Company Ltd
Award value: 2500000
Number of bids: 11