Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Intellectual Property Office
Concept House, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8QQ
Contact
Category Manager
Corporate-Commercial@ipo.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3003002000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
Buyer's address
https://www.ipo.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Derwent World Patent Index
Reference number
C2799
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Manually curated patent database covering all technologies including non-English language documents essential to the patent search and examination process. Access to this database facilitates patent examiners to perform robust searches as part of the process of granting patents with a high presumption of validity.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £2,035,213.16 / Highest offer: £2,927,927.28 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Main site or place of performance
Concept House Cardiff Road, Newport NP10 8QQ
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Manually curated patent database covering all technologies including non-English language documents essential to the patent search and examination process. Access to this database facilitates patent examiners to perform robust searches as part of the process of granting patents with a high presumption of validity.
DWPI integrates with EPOQUENet, the primary patent publication search tool, providing examiners with efficient access to this resource from a single interface.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication is being followed and is justified under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) for the award of a public contract for supplies/services.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
C2799
Title
Derwent World Patent Index
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 December 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Clarivate Analytics (UK) Limited
70 st. Mary Axe London EC3A 8BE
London
EC3A 8BE
Telephone
+44 8003288044
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI31 - Camden and City of London
National registration number
03940169
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,035,213.16
Lowest offer: £2,035,213.16 / Highest offer: £2,927,927.28 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Intellectual Property Office
Concept House, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8QQ
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office