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Intellectual Property Rights Review

Awarded to Lewis Silkin LLP

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London(buyer)

Published
Published 21 January 2026
Deadline
Closed 19 August 2026
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Overview

The City of London is seeking a consultant to develop a comprehensive Intellectual Property Rights strategy and implementation plan that will establish a framework for identifying, protecting, managing, and governing the City's intellectual property, with potential commercialisation opportunities. The contract is valued at £90,000 with a submission deadline of 19 August 2026.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£90,000
Procedure
Below threshold - open competition
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
21 January 2026
Questions by
10 August 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Patent and copyright consultancy servicesCopyright consultancy services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£87,000
Award date
13 September 2026
Contract period
30 September 2026 → 30 April 2027
Contract length
7 months
Could run to
31 July 2027
Against estimate
3% below
Bids received
6
Winner
  • Lewis Silkin LLP

This contract ends on 30 April 2027, or 31 July 2027 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

Lewis Silkin LLP

Based in
London
Public contracts won
1
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

6

2 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Technical60%
  • Responsible Procurement10%
  • Commercial30%

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Market context

Typical award in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

£73,970

Median of 18,950 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 18% above the median.

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London in the last 12 months

244

contracts awarded, worth £56,128,327 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    27 October 2026

  2. Contract

    14 September 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    24 July 2026

  4. Planning Update

    26 January 2026

  5. Planning Update

    21 January 2026

  6. Prior Information Notice

    21 January 2026

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