✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 6 Oct 2026, 17:02.
Opportunity overview
UKAEA seeks to appoint a maximum of two suppliers for Intellectual Property (IP) Patent and Trade mark Attorney Services, and one supplier for Patent IP Search & Landscaping Services. The Contracting Authority seeks to engage qualified and experienced supplier(s) to provide high-quality services that support its operational, strategic, and compliance objectives across these two critical service areas.
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094389-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage planned procurement by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) for patent and trade mark attorney services and IP patent search and landscaping services. UKAEA intends to appoint up to two suppliers for attorney services and one supplier for IP search and landscaping.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for qualified, experienced UK intellectual-property law firms, patent/trade-mark attorney practices, and specialist IP search or patent landscaping providers. Detailed selection, submission and delivery requirements are not yet stated.
Key points identified
Supplier experience and capabilitySuppliers are expected to be qualified and experienced and able to provide high-quality services supporting operational, strategic and compliance objectives.Evidence: "The Contracting Authority seeks to engage qualified and experienced supplier(s) to provide high-quality services that support its operational, strategic, and compliance objectives".
Attorney-services supplier capacityMaximum of two suppliers intended.Evidence: "UKAEA seeks to appoint a maximum of two suppliers for Intellectual Property (IP) Patent and Trade mark Attorney Services".
IP search and landscaping supplier capacityOne supplier intended.Evidence: "and one supplier for Patent IP Search & Landscaping Services".
93% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage planned procurement by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) for patent and trade mark attorney services and IP patent search and landscaping services. UKAEA intends to appoint up to two suppliers for attorney services and one supplier for IP search and landscaping.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for qualified, experienced UK intellectual-property law firms, patent/trade-mark attorney practices, and specialist IP search or patent landscaping providers. Detailed selection, submission and delivery requirements are not yet stated.
Key deliverables
Patent and trade mark attorney services
IP patent search services
Patent landscaping services
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Supplier experience and capability
95% confidence
Suppliers are expected to be qualified and experienced and able to provide high-quality services supporting operational, strategic and compliance objectives.
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"The Contracting Authority seeks to engage qualified and experienced supplier(s) to provide high-quality services that support its operational, strategic, and compliance objectives".
Attorney-services supplier capacity
98% confidence
Maximum of two suppliers intended.
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"UKAEA seeks to appoint a maximum of two suppliers for Intellectual Property (IP) Patent and Trade mark Attorney Services".
IP search and landscaping supplier capacity
98% confidence
One supplier intended.
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"and one supplier for Patent IP Search & Landscaping Services".
Eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown; no detailed exclusion, economic/financial standing, technical selection or supplier-registration criteria are stated in this pipeline notice.
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The supplied notice data contains no detailed eligibility criteria.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated maximum value
95% confidence
Up to £3,340,000.
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Opportunity value_max: 3340000 GBP.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing model, rate card, payment terms or contract terms are supplied.
Delivery
Service location
95% confidence
Unknown. The supplied location is the buyer location in Oxfordshire, not an explicit service-delivery location.
Tender start, submission deadline, contract start and contract end are null.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage/planned procurement; bidding is not stated to be open.
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Display status: upcoming; source status: planned; notice type: Pipeline notice on Find a Tender.
Indicative procedure
95% confidence
Open procedure indicated.
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Procurement method: open; procurement method details: Open procedure.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Submission deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Pipeline-stage uncertainty
99% confidence
Scope detail, lot structure, timetable, contract duration, commercial model, evaluation methodology and submission requirements have not yet been published.
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This is a planned Pipeline notice; key dates are null and no tender documents or detailed criteria are supplied.
Scope split uncertainty
97% confidence
The notice describes two service areas and intended supplier numbers, but the supplied lot data contains only one planned lot with no title or description.
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Description specifies attorney services and IP search/landscaping services; supplied lots data has one lot with null title and description.
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