Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Intellectual Property Office
Concept House, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8QQ
UK
Contact person: Commercial Support Manager – People Services
Telephone: +44 3003002000
E-mail: People-Commercial@ipo.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://atamis-2198.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://atamis-2198.my.site.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Ecommerce IP Support in ASEAN
Reference number: C3609
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79121000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of professional services to design, scope and deliver an Intellectual Property Workstream - ASEAN Economic Integration Programme - Code of Conduct (Vietnam and Malaysia) plus Regional Capacity Building.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL21
Main site or place of performance:
Concept House Cardiff Road, Newport NP10 8QQ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ACCESS IPO eSoucing Portal (Welcome to the IPO Supplier Portal) here to bid:<br/><br/>https://atamis-2198.my.site.com/s/Welcome<br/><br/>This sourcing exercise is engage a supplier to undertake a project in South East Asia which will be funded by the Department for Business and Trade.<br/>The aim of this project is the creation of two (2) IP e-commerce Codes of Conduct in Malaysian and Vietnam signed by IP rights holders and e-commerce platforms that addresses counterfeits on the E-commerce platforms by:<br/><br/>Promoting industry self-regulation and a framework for intra-industry collaboration.<br/>Providing a forum for regular engagements, reviews and implementing global best practices and standards.<br/>Establishing structured processes for monitoring, reporting, taking down of counterfeits, and sharing of data/intel without the roadblocks and restrictions currently faced.<br/>Facilitating performance tracking and KPIs, with light touch government oversight.<br/>Laying the foundation for regulation development.<br/><br/>The Supplier will also be required to deliver capacity building to all ASEAN member states.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
17/02/2025
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/01/2025
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
31/03/2025
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
04/12/2024
Local time: 16:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/12/2024