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

Concepts

• patent and copyright consultancy
• belfast
• business services
• legal services
• patent appraisal services
• patent appraisals
• invest ni
• 2023
• dfe
• patent

Location

BELFAST

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.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Option to extend for two further periods of one year each

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services
• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 79100000 - Legal services
• 79121000 - Copyright consultancy services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Option to extend for two further periods of one year each Contract Monitoring. The successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Supplier's not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Supplier ails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it. may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Supplier being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.