ID 5121238 - DfE - Invest NI - Invest NI Framework Agreement for Patent Appraisal Services 2023-2027

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services

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Suppliers

3

2 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

05 Dec 2024

Description

Invest NI wishes to establish a framework list of Contractors to undertake Patent Appraisals /Reviews of PoC proposals. Other Divisions from within Invest NI may, on occasions, use the Framework for similar proposals. The programme is not sector specific, but applications generally fall into the following sectors: Life Sciences , ICT, Engineering. The appointed Contractors will carry out patent appraisals on each of the PoC project proposals and provide a comprehensive report (circa 15-20 pages) for each.

Scope

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5121238
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates

The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 2 years and with the option to extend for 2 further periods of up to and included 12 months each.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79000000
79100000
79121000
Contract locations
Northern Ireland

Award criteria

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NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
AC1 Proposed Personal Experience28quality
AC2 Proposed Methodology21quality
AC3 Contract Management10.5quality
AC4 Social Value10.5quality
AC5 Cost30cost

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Open procedure

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