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    ContractsUK Higher Education Patent Register Platform
    Open tender

    UK Higher Education Patent Register Platform

    Develop an online patent register platform for UK universities that integrates PATSTAT data with search, analysis, and content management capabilities for Research England users.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 9 Sept 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender

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    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
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    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened today.

    9 September 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    This opportunity seeks a Patent Register solution to create an accessible, searchable, and filterable online platform showcasing patents from UK Higher Education Providers. The solution must integrate PATSTAT data, provide advanced patent search and analysis capabilities, support patent family grouping functionality, deliver summary dashboards and comprehensive reporting tools, and include a user-friendly content management system for non-technical Research England staff to manage website content and information pages. Suppliers should be prepared to deliver a robust, scalable digital platform that makes research institution patents easily discoverable and analyzable by researchers, innovators, and the broader academic community.

    Track record

    8 awards · 8 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

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    Who wins here
    1. Prosig Ltd1× · 13%
    2. DATA CITY INNOVATIONS LTD1× · 13%
    3. mnAI Data Solutions Ltd1× · 13%
    4. GOVFORMS LIMITED1× · 13%
    5. EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC1× · 13%
    6. Spectrum Groupe Ltd1× · 13%

    +2 more suppliers

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06f5af
    UR
    Buyer
    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
    Sector
    IT & Software