PS040 - Contract for STEAMhouse Intellectual Property and Commercialisation Consultancy Support 2018

Contract summary

Industry

• Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

PS040

Published date

15 March 2018

Closing date

30 January 2018

Contract start date

5 March 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

Through this ERDF funded tender, Birmingham City University is seeking to appoint a company to provide IP and Commercialisation Consultancy Support to 30 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as part of the STEAMhouse grants, covering the following areas as appropriate to the needs of the client:
o Innovation capture
o Commercialisation plans
o Market Assessments
o IP Valuation
o IP Auditing and due diligence
o IP Portfolio management advice
o IP licensing advice
o Patent brokerage and sales
o IP advice and guidance

STEAMhouse, located in Digbeth, Birmingham, is led by Birmingham City University in partnership with Eastside Projects (a Digbeth based arts organisation) and funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Arts Council England through the Creative Local Growth Fund.

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Award information

Awarded date

1 March 2018

Contract start date

5 March 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Total value of contract

£30,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

IP BY DESIGN LTD

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jamila Hinds - King

Address

1st floor, Joseph Priestley Building, 6 Cardigan Street
BIRMINGHAM
B4 7BD
England

Telephone

01213317652

Email

Jamila.HK@bcu.ac.uk