Contract

Patents and Other IP Rights Renewal Platform

  • UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-059020

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d066 (view related notices)

Published 23 September 2025, 4:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Sussex House

Falmer, Brighton

BN19RH

Contact

Charlie Beeny

Email

c.beeny@sussex.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove

Companies House

RC000672

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Patents and Other IP Rights Renewal Platform

Reference number

US_24153b

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Contract for an IP renewal provider which will offer a web platform, holding details of all University of Sussex patents, trade marks and design rights enabling the IP team at Sussex to provide instructions for the renewal and to forecast future renewals.

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: £348,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Contract for an IP renewal provider which will offer a web platform, holding details of all University of Sussex patents, trade marks and design rights enabling the IP team at Sussex to provide instructions for the renewal and to forecast future renewals.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

2 x 1 year optional extensions


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-001427


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Wellspring EMEA Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

03989268

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £348,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

University of Sussex

Brighton

Country

United Kingdom