Published date: 13 July 2022

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: 22 August 2022, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Printed matter and related products - 22000000

  • Printed books, brochures and leaflets - 22100000

  • Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines - 22200000

    • Printing and related services - 79800000

    • Printing and delivery services - 79823000

    • Printing and distribution services - 79824000

    • Subscription services - 79980000

Location of contract

NP10 8QQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF-0039900D1r000001nvObEAI1

Published date

13 July 2022

Closing date

22 August 2022

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 January 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2027

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The IPO has a statutory requirement to publish legal reports the 'Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases' ("RPCs")

Beyond the statutory obligation, the RPCs are an authoritative and established law report which is heavily relied upon in the IP sector. They are a potential source of prestige for the IPO and are important to many influential IPO stakeholders such as Patent and Trade Mark attorneys and the Judiciary (who confirmed this to be the case in a discussion held with Justice Meade on the future of the RPCs).

This Tender invites proposals for the supply of the RPC publishing service to include editing, printing, distribution, sales and marketing.

The successful Bidder will publish significant cases relating to patents, trade marks, service marks, registered designs, design right and copyright in accordance with the IPO statutory obligations Patents Act 1977 s.123(7) and Patent Rules 2007 r.118.

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Prior notice here - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/261efa9d-ec2c-4301-be30-3fa7f8f0d368

About the buyer

Contact name

Category Manager

Address

Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8QQ
GB

Email

Corporate-Commercial@ipo.gov.uk