Published date: 23 June 2025

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


Closing: 1 June 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal advisory and information services - 79140000

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£89,802.38

Procurement reference

CF-3083600D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

23 June 2025

Closing date

1 June 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 June 2025

Contract end date

1 August 2025

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), working with NHS England (NHSE), and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), have initiated a project to update the national guidance on Intellectual Property (IP) for NHS organisations, which has not been revised in 23 years.

To date, the project team has developed a wireframe of the new guidance, outlining its structure and key content areas. Additionally, extensive stakeholder feedback has been gathered to inform the final version.

Request for Professional Services

We now require Legal Professional Services support to transform the wireframe into comprehensive, actionable guidance with exemplar IP agreements, and exemplar IP policy statements. The key deliverables include:

Development of Full IP Guidance for NHS Organisations

Reviewing the draft IP guidance already created

Reviewing existing case studies, IP policy examples, and exemplar agreements from across the NHS

Turning the draft IP guidance into a complete guidance document by: -

Developing best practice examples to illustrate key principles.

Creating IP exemplar agreements (e.g., NDAs, opt-out agreements, MOUs, collaboration agreements, joint IP agreements).

Designing diagrams and visual tools to showcase innovation pathways incorporating IP.

Providing expert legal review and confirmation of alignment with any relevant legislation

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

10 June 2025

Contract start date

2 June 2025

Contract end date

1 August 2025

Total value of contract

£82,802.38

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

DAC Beachcroft LLP

Address

25 Walbrook EC4N 8AF

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Joe Smith

Address

39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

Email

joe.smith1@dhsc.gov.uk