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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Intellectual Property Office

Intellectual Property Office is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01Updated 2026-08-01

£91.6M

Total spend

210

Contract awards

121

Unique suppliers

£447K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Intellectual Property Office has awarded 210 contracts worth £91.6M to 121 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £447K, with the top five suppliers holding 77% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Intellectual Property Office

Top-five suppliers hold 77% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd1£52.0M
Ultima Business Solutions Limited2£5.2M
CDW Limited5£5.0M
Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd1£4.2M
Phoenix Software Ltd5£4.1M
Empyrean Digital Limited4£3.0M
Computacenter (UK) ltd6£1.7M
American Chemical Society2£929K
Softcat PLC4£873K
Crown Hosting Data Centres2£824K
MHR International UK Ltd2£761K
Mintel Group Ltd6£721K
Specialist Computer Centres Plc11£649K
Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited2£569K
Clue Computing Software Ltd1£542K
USW Commercial Services Ltd1£528K
AXIS12 LTD1£516K
Rouse & Co International (Overseas) Limited1£460K
Ricoh UK Ltd2£457K
CONTENT ONLINE LTD2£457K

Procurement categories

What Intellectual Property Office buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

79620000
2 awards£52.1M

Software-related services

72260000
30 awards£7.7M

Networking software package

48210000
25 awards£5.2M

Surveillance and security systems and devices

35120000
2 awards£4.8M

Presents and rewards

18530000
1 award£4.2M

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
13 awards£3.0M

Patent and copyright consultancy services

79120000
10 awards£2.9M

Subscription services

79980000
17 awards£1.3M

Database services

72320000
7 awards£1.3M

Servers

48820000
7 awards£903K

Personnel services except placement and supply services

79630000
3 awards£775K

Programming services of packaged software products

72210000
3 awards£595K

Vocational training services

80530000
2 awards£574K

Provider services

72410000
1 award£516K

Network equipment

32420000
4 awards£487K

Photocopying and offset printing equipment

30120000
3 awards£469K

Translation services

79530000
1 award£387K

Various office equipment and supplies

30190000
5 awards£335K

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
1 award£324K

Database systems

48610000
2 awards£301K

Recent contracts

Latest Intellectual Property Office contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

NLA Media Access (26/27)

NLA Media Access Limited · 2026-07-28

£30K

E Learning Security Awareness Training & Phishing Tool (MetaCompliance)

Softcat PLC · 2026-07-23

£73K

Provision of Certificate/Diploma in Law and Intellectual Property (DipLIP)

USW Commercial Services Ltd · 2026-07-09

£528K

Diligent Suite Boards

Diligent Boardbooks Limited · 2026-06-29

£75K

Company Data (2025)

Business Funding Research Ltd (Beauhurst Ltd) · 2026-05-27

£44K

Provision of Skills Base 2026

Akhter Computers Limited · 2026-05-08

£117K

Project Accelerator 2026

iCoTech Group Ltd · 2026-05-08

£45K

Provision of Document Core Pack 2026

Bechtle Direct Ltd · 2026-05-08

£30K

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

Adobe ETLA - 2026

Bytes Software Services Ltd · 2026-04-21

£161K

Combined Software Asset Management Consultancy and Snow

Specialist Computer Centres Plc · 2026-04-21

£156K

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

Renewal of licences for 2 x Cisco ACI leaf switches

Specialist Computer Centres Plc · 2026-03-24

£16K

Provision of Signals ChemDraw

XMA LIMITED · 2026-03-24

£47K

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Procurement/Contract Think Kit - KS3 - KS4 Resource Update

Deadline: 2026-08-05

£17K

Provision of Accessibility Auditor Training

£20K

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

RFI - Provision of Laptops for the IPO

RFI - Provision of Laptops for the IPO

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.

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

Inspec Site Licence

Expires: 2026-12-31

£50K

Patent Sight License

Expires: 2026-12-31

£71K

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

Lease of 2x vans (24-27)

Expires: 2027-07-15

£53K

Provision of Carpet Tile Supplier (25/27)

Expires: 2027-07-19

£250K

iTrent

Expires: 2027-07-21

£381K

World IP Review (24-27)

Expires: 2027-07-22

£17K

Right Click Tools

Expires: 2027-07-25

£23K

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

141d

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 210 contracts totalling £91.6M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 121 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £447K.

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 supply services of personnel including temporary staff, software-related services, networking software package, 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 141 days). Standard contract duration is around 22 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01

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.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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