Award

IEEE/IET database

  • Intellectual Property Office

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-039470

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c31f

Published 6 December 2024, 3:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Intellectual Property Office

Concept House, Cardiff Road

Newport

NP10 8QQ

Contact

Category Manager

Email

Corporate-Commercial@ipo.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1633814000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Intellectual Property


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

IEEE/IET database

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72320000 - Database services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Contract Authority requires access to the IEEE database, the contract is awarded in accordance to Regulation 32(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £456,902.88

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Main site or place of performance

Newport

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Contract Authority requires access to the IEEE database, the contract is awarded in accordance to Regulation 32(b)(iii)

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 Contract Authority consider Regulation 32(b)(iii) to apply to this contract as the contractor have exclusive IP rights to the data needed

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 November 2024

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

CONTENT ONLINE LTD

James Watson House Montgomery Way, Rosehill Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA1 2UU

London

CA1 2UU

Email

info@contentonline.com

Telephone

+46 0702657250

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI32 - Westminster
National registration number

05825237

Internet address

https://www.contentonline.com/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £456,902.88

Lowest offer: £456,902.88 / Highest offer: £456,902.89 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

Email

information@ipo.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office