Supply of Patent Services to Aberystwyth University

Is this notice funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO)?

No

Contract Type

Services

Name of the organisation

Aberystwyth University (Procurement)

Contact Name

Mrs Carol Parry

Address

c/o Finance Office, Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth

Postcode

SY23 2BH

Phone

01970 622029

Fax

01970 621753

EMail

tenstaff@aber.ac.uk

Web Address

http://www.aber.ac.uk

Service category

21=Legal Services

Is it a framework agreement?

No

Title of the contract

Provision of Patent Services

Description of the contract

This procurement is for patenting and professional intellectual property related services in support of the technology transfer activity at Aberystwyth University. The requirement is for a firm/s 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 across all of the relevant research areas of the University. The patent firm/s will be expected to possess the necessary breath of intellectual property law experience and technical understanding particularly in the life, physics and computer sciences for existing and new business. It is important that the patent firm/s is able to develop a strong rapport with both the academic community and the technology transfer team at Aberystwyth University and to take proactive steps to foster good relations including availability to correspond in good time via email and telephone and to visit Aberystwyth as requested.

Place / site of work / delivery

Aberystwyth University

Contract Length

Period in month/s

60 months

Contract will be awarded based on:

SECTION IV: Administrative Information

Instructions to suppliers

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender

1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once)

– Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

– Click the “Click here to register” link

– Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”

– Enter your correct business and user details

– Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

– You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender

– Login to the portal with the username/password

– Click the “Open Access ITT” link. (These are Invitation to Tender open to any registered supplier)

– Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.

– Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.

– This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

– Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box

3. Responding to the tender

– You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)

– You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

– Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT

– There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:

– eMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

– Phone: 0800 368 4850 / Fax: 020 7080 0480

Reference Number

AU/2011/057/PATENTSERVICES

Deadline Date

06.08.2012

Deadline date refers to

Receipt of tenders

Does this contract relate to a Project / Programme funded by EU funds?

No

Community Benefits do not apply to this contract