Information

Tender reference number	JRC/SVQ/2018/B.6/0024/OC
Title	Pilot project for essentiality checks of Standard Essential Patents
Description	The objective of this contract is to assess the feasibility of a system that ensures better essentiality scrutiny for SEPs. This includes both the technical feasibility, how better scrutiny possibly could be carried out and institutional feasibility, which institutions could possibly set-up and implement a system of better scrutiny.Amongst other elements, the analysis should be based on a set of concrete tests of standard essential patents with the objectives of:(I) identify best practices on performing essentiality checks;(II) find out the best cost effective manner;(III) consider policy and legal implications for a scrutiny mechanism for SEPs; and(IV) identify possible benefits and incentives for the players to pass such a scrutiny.
Contract type	Services
Procedure type	Open procedure
Status	Closed
Published on TED
Submission Method	Electronic
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)	Public contract
Address of the buyer profile: (URL)	https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=3945
Award method	Most economic

Conditions for participation

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers	See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
Economic and financial standing - List and brief description of selection criteria	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Economic and financial standing- Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability - List and brief description of selection criteria	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability - Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Milestones

TED publication date	14/08/2018 00:00
Question deadline	N/A
Answer deadline	N/A
Time limit for receipt of tenders	05/10/2018 23:59
Conditions for opening tenders (date)	08/10/2018 10:00

Lots

The call for tenders has no lots.

Notices

Reference	Notice type	Publication date
2018/S 158-360980	Corrigendum	18/08/2018 00:00
2018/S 155-354602	Contract notice	14/08/2018 00:00