Intellectual Property Tender for Coventry University Higher Education Group
The services that will be required are not limited to but will include: Interviewing academic members of staff and students to gather information for patent drafting.
United Kingdom-Coventry: Patent and copyright consultancy services
2015/S 089-160374
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Coventry University Higher Education Corporation
Alan Berry Building, Priory Street
For the attention of: Michael Duffy
CV1 5FB Coventry
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2477657392
E-mail: ab1754@coventry.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/home
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 21: Legal services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Coventry — United Kingdom.
NUTS code UKG33
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
— Interviewing academic members of staff and students to gather information for patent drafting.
— Writing patent applications and submitting these ton behalf of the University to UKIPO and international patent offices.
— Freedom to Operate reports and searches for patentability.
— Answering questions on the patent prosecution process from examiners and ensuring all technical issues are met.
— Ensuring timely and effective renewal reminders are sent and actioned.
— Applying for registered designs and trademarks for Coventry University and it subsidiary companies.
— Delivering training and seminars to staff and students on IP issues.
— Frequent updating to the University on legislation changes within the UK and EU.
— Assisting the University in developing its IP strategy, policies and portfolio management for the University group.
— Provide advice on University IP related contract clauses.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79120000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
— Interviewing academic members of staff and students to gather information for patent drafting.
— Writing patent applications and submitting these ton behalf of the University to UKIPO and international patent offices.
— Freedom to Operate reports and searches for patentability.
— Answering questions on the patent prosecution process from examiners and ensuring all technical issues are met.
— Ensuring timely and effective renewal reminders are sent and actioned.
— Applying for registered designs and trademarks for Coventry University and it subsidiary companies.
— Delivering training and seminars to staff and students on IP issues.
— Frequent updating to the University on legislation changes within the UK and EU.
— Assisting the University in developing its IP strategy, policies and portfolio management for the University group.
— Provide advice on University IP related contract clauses.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 250 000 and 300 000 GBP
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please see pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Please see pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please see pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Please see pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Please see pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 15.7.2015
Place:
Coventry — United Kingdom.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 1.4.2020 if all contract extensions are taken.
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): The opportunity for further grant funding spend as required such as European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Coventry University Procurement Office
Priory Street
CV1 5FB Coventry
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: ab1754@coventry.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 2477657392
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Coventry University Legal Office
Priory Street
CV1 5FB Coventry
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2476306444
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Coventry University Procurement Office
Priory Street
CV1 5FB Coventry
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: ab1754@coventry.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 2477657392
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: