Published date: 13 June 2025

Last edited date: 31 July 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 17 February 2025, 12:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, British Oversea Territories, Europe, Rest of the World

Value of contract

£348,000

Procurement reference

9498ca3b-4d43-4b66-97a9-f6b328d52fb3

Published date

13 June 2025

Closing date

17 February 2025

Closing time

12:30pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Tender 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.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

US_24153b - Patents and Other IP Rights Renewal Platform

  • Opportunity
  • Published 15 January 2025

Links

Award information

Awarded date

13 June 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2031

Total value of contract

£95

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Wellspring EMEA Ltd

Address

31-35, Kirby Street, London, London, EC1N 8TE, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Charles Beeny

Address

Sussex House, Falmer
, ,
Brighton
BN1 9RH
UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone

7724

Email

C.Beeny@sussex.ac.uk