Published date: 13 August 2021

Last edited date: 27 August 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Training services - 80500000

  • Specialist training services - 80510000

Location of contract

NP10 8QQ

Value of contract

£30,000 to £90,000

Procurement reference

CF-0024600D1r000001nvObEAI2

Published date

13 August 2021

Closing date

24 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 October 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2022

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

The Intellectual Property Office's (IPO) 'IP for Research' education programme ensures that researchers are able to make informed decisions about how to maximise the economic and social impact of their intellectual assets. In the last three years the programme has been successfully delivered to 2,199 researchers in higher education institutions (HEIs) and research institutions across the UK.
Objectives
The IPO's objectives are to help PhD students and early career researchers:
• Understand how intellectual property (IP) rights and licencing are relevant to their work;
• Be more confident in identifying and managing their IP; and
• Understand how to engage with their HEI to get support on IP issues.
The new Innovation Strategy launched in July 2021, sets out how the UK will become a global leader in innovation, and a robust IP system will play a vital role in making that happen. The Strategy highlights the expansion of the IPOs education programme to reach more researchers. IPO seek a partner to develop and deliver the IP for Research programme electronically for the 2021/22 academic year as well as an additional Option to extend by 1 year. It will include:
• A minimum of 8 webinars tailored to institutions' research specialisms.
• A minimum of 6 UK-wide live lectures tailored to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) as well as cross-disciplinary research.
The successful partner will also assist the IPO to identify 5 institutions to be sponsored to deliver their own IP training to researchers using a package of online resources, producing digital resources to highlight good practice to others.
Other outcomes linked to the above will include:
• Reach a minimum of 800 researchers;
• Reach over 70 HEIs across the UK;
• Meet the target that 90% students would recommend;
• Ensure that all regions are represented (in relation to the KE framework clusters)
Independently, the IPO will be developing a new commercialisation module.

How to Apply
Organisations interested in delivering the above services, should register on the IPO e-procurement portal (https://ipo.force.com/s/Welcome) by clicking through the 'View Published Opportunities' and clicking the 'Register Interest' button. Registration on the system may be required if you are a new supplier to the IPO e-portal system.

Associated Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation is now available for bidding organisations to access. Completed ITT submissions must be returned via the IPO e-portal no later than noon (12:00), Friday 16 July 2021.

Tender Phase is now open for those that have not already expressed an interest.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

IP Education Programme 21/22 Expression of Interest (EOI) Registration

  • Opportunity
  • Published 13 August 2021

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

IPO Commercial

Address

Concept House
Newport
NP10 8QQ
GB

Telephone

03003002000

Email

procurement@ipo.gov.uk