Contract award · 16 Dec 2024

(STN)- CAS STNext GVP Search Tool

Intellectual Property Office awarded “(STN)- CAS STNext GVP Search Tool” to American Chemical Society for £911k. Awarded without open competition.

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Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Intellectual Property Office · National or federal agency/office
Value
£911,220
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
IT services · Database services (CPV 72320000)
Region
Wales
Timeline
  1. Contract date16 Dec 2024
  2. Published16 Dec 2024Published the same day

Description

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has renewed it's Patent Search Tool Subscription for STNext taking up a 3 year deal. This contract is in Euros

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