Published date: 1 October 2021

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Awarded contract (published 18 October 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

MID2021/3

Published date

1 October 2021

Closing date

12 October 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

18 October 2021

Contract end date

30 November 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

MIDAS and GC Business Growth Hub wish to jointly commission a viability study for a pilot project to set up a Cooperative Intellectual Property Bank in Greater Manchester, a central repository to run Orphan IP programmes through.
The research would include:
• Identification of at least 15-20 large UK companies with Orphan IP programmes (e.g. BT, Unilever).
• Discussions with large companies with Orphan IP programmes to understand the level of interest in the project
• Roundtable consultation/s with innovative GM SMEs to assess demand and interest in developing & commercialising Orphan IP from large companies (to be organised in partnership with MIDAS/BGH)
• Assessment of the viability of a pilot Cooperative Intellectual Property Bank including a potential model for delivery and detailing any specific cluster/sector preferences
• An outline of how the IP Bank could be scaled up following the pilot to engage multiple large companies and create a central platform for GM-based SMEs to engage with these Orphan IP programmes
• Identification of large companies with Corporate VC arms (e.g. CISCO)
• An assessment of how we could leverage Corporate VC into the programme, to help fund business growth and accelerate R&D investment and IP commercialisation in Greater Manchester
• Indication of what a reasonable range of outputs/outcomes should be from such a model - i.e. number of deals, value of deals etc.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Kate Simcock

Address

Lee House,90 Great Bridgewater Street
MANCHESTER
M15JW
England

Telephone

0161 237 4470

Email

kate.simcock@midas.org.uk

Website

www.investinmanchester.com