Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Intellectual Property Office
Top-five suppliers hold 77% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Intellectual Property Office buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
79620000
7962000072260000
7226000048210000
4821000035120000
3512000018530000
1853000072220000
7222000079120000
7912000079980000
7998000072320000
7232000048820000
4882000079630000
7963000072210000
7221000072410000
7241000032420000
3242000030120000
3012000079530000
7953000039530000
3953000030190000
3019000085140000
8514000048610000
48610000Recent contracts
Latest Intellectual Property Office contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Company Data (2025)
Business Funding Research Ltd (Beauhurst Ltd) · 2026-05-27
£44K
Provision of Document Core Pack 2026
Bechtle Direct Ltd · 2026-05-08
£30K
Provision of Skills Base 2026
Akhter Computers Limited · 2026-05-08
£117K
Project Accelerator 2026
iCoTech Group Ltd · 2026-05-08
£45K
Provision of Organisational Health Strategic Advisory
Org Health Limited t/a Table Group · 2026-05-07
£26K
Provision of Media & Political Monitoring 2026-28
Access Intelligence PLC (AI Media Data Limited t/a Vuelio) · 2026-05-01
£45K
Print Room Leased Equipment
Ricoh UK Ltd · 2026-04-22
£425K
Access Control (Gov Pass)
Mitie Security Ltd · 2026-04-21
£201K
Combined Software Asset Management Consultancy and Snow
Specialist Computer Centres Plc · 2026-04-21
£156K
Adobe ETLA - 2026
Bytes Software Services Ltd · 2026-04-21
£161K
Provision of Mobile Telecoms Services
Daisy Communications Limited · 2026-04-15
£49K
Provision of LinkedIn Recruiter Licenses
Linkedln Ireland · 2026-04-14
£49K
Provision of Cardinus Hosting & Support
Cardinus Risk Management Ltd · 2026-03-30
£11K
Provision of Veeam Backup Software and Support
Softcat PLC · 2026-03-26
£275K
Solar Winds
Akhter Computers Limited · 2026-03-24
£82K
Renewal of licences for 2 x Cisco ACI leaf switches
Specialist Computer Centres Plc · 2026-03-24
£16K
GovAssure
NCC Group Security Services Limited · 2026-03-24
£67K
Provision of Signals ChemDraw
XMA LIMITED · 2026-03-24
£47K
Fuel Cards 26/28
Allstar Business Solutions Ltd · 2026-03-20
£8K
Provision of Nagios Licences and support 2025
XMA LIMITED · 2026-02-19
£71K
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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Managed CCTV, ANPR and Radar Services (Including Maintenance, Support and Lifecycle Management)
RFI for Provision of IT Service Management
£500K
Provision of Accessibility Auditor Training
£20K
Phase 2 One IPO Transformation Programme - Request for Information
£25.0M
Provision of Work day Implementation Partner
£3.0M
OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence)
£500K
Provision of Mobile Telecoms Services
£60K
Provision of Mobile Telecoms Services
£60K
Provision of Marketing Campaigns Services
NDA - Provision of Corporate Systems
NDA - Provision of Corporate Systems
Provision of Project Accelerator Expertise
Provision of Project Accelerator Expertise
NDA - Provision of Corporate Systems
NDA - Provision of Corporate Systems
Provision of Project Accelerator Expertise
Provision of Project Accelerator Expertise
Provision of Intelligence Management System
Provision of Intelligence Management System
RFI - Provision of Laptops for the IPO
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Intellectual Property Office typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Cloudflare - DDOS & Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Expires: 2026-06-24
£164K
Provision of LoadBalancer
Expires: 2026-06-24
£11K
Provision of Microsoft Premier Support
Expires: 2026-06-29
£142K
Provision of Sparx EA Prolaborate Licenses
Expires: 2026-06-30
£33K
Provision of Identity Platform
Expires: 2026-07-12
£74K
Xsilio Marketplace Subscription
Expires: 2026-08-11
£12K
Provision of IT Penetration Testing (NCSC CHECK)
Expires: 2026-08-14
£428K
Provision of Mobile Eye 2025
Expires: 2026-08-16
£14K
Project accelerator
Expires: 2026-08-31
£20K
Construction & Project Management Training
Expires: 2026-09-10
£10K
NetApp SAN and Fibre Channel Switches replacement
Expires: 2026-09-18
£227K
Provision of UserZoom
Expires: 2026-10-01
£162K
OCI & Physical Goods Trackers
Expires: 2026-10-12
£194K
Nessus Software License
Expires: 2026-11-01
£3K
BrowserStack
Expires: 2026-11-21
£36K
Ivanti Patchlink
Expires: 2026-11-30
£9K
Etarmis Support
Expires: 2026-12-09
£47K
Redgate Software
Expires: 2026-12-21
£29K
Patent Sight License
Expires: 2026-12-31
£71K
Inspec Site Licence
Expires: 2026-12-31
£50K
Performance & Talent Management Software Solution
Expires: 2026-12-31
£83K
Alteryx
Expires: 2027-01-04
£14K
Provision of Citizen Space
Expires: 2027-01-10
£45K
Apogee Wide Formats
Expires: 2027-01-15
£29K
Provision of Erwin DGE Portal Upgrade & Data Modeler User License
Expires: 2027-01-30
£60K
PSN - core services
Expires: 2027-01-31
£13K
Provision of Cobol Servers Support
Expires: 2027-01-31
£32K
Test Maturity Model Integration (TMMi)
Expires: 2027-02-01
£10K
Electricity
Expires: 2027-02-20
£400K
Combined Software Asset Management Consultancy and Snow
Expires: 2027-02-23
£156K
Altia Toolkit
Expires: 2027-02-28
£48K
Project Accelerator 2026
Expires: 2027-03-31
£45K
ManageEngine Password Manager Pro
Expires: 2027-04-12
£46K
VMWare Software
Expires: 2027-04-16
£256K
Company Data (2025)
Expires: 2027-04-30
£44K
Provision of Skills Base 2026
Expires: 2027-05-02
£117K
Provision of Document Core Pack 2026
Expires: 2027-05-09
£30K
Granicus Subscription
Expires: 2027-05-17
£52K
Palo Alto Firewalls
Expires: 2027-05-21
£178K
Market analysis
Bidding into Intellectual Property Office — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
77%
Top-5 supplier share
156d
Avg response window
20d
Median response window
22mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Intellectual Property Office
How much does Intellectual Property Office spend on procurement?
Intellectual Property Office awarded 215 contracts totalling £91.7M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 120 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £437K.
Who are Intellectual Property Office's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Intellectual Property Office by total award value are Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd, Ultima Business Solutions Limited, CDW Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 77% of contract value.
What does Intellectual Property Office buy from suppliers?
Intellectual Property Office's procurement is concentrated in 79620000, 72260000, 48210000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Intellectual Property Office contracts?
Intellectual Property Office publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.
What's the typical response window for Intellectual Property Office tenders?
Intellectual Property Office typically gives suppliers a median of 20 days to respond (average 156 days). Standard contract duration is around 22 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
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- · Spend Network
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