# Patent Examination Backlog Review

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Intellectual Property Office](/buyers/intellectual-property-office/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [North Highland](/contract-winners/north-highland/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £125,000
- Tender value: £125,000
- Award date: 5 February 2020
- Published: 4 March 2020
- Contract start: 24 February 2020
- Contract end: 15 May 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: 316fa10f-2a3e-44c5-b7c0-2adbadf8758b-347691
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3d5fb48e-b3f7-4bba-8ad4-eafc2342e400

## Description

To identify opportunities / actions / workstreams that would have an immediate/short term impact on improving efficiency / timeliness / and reduce the Patents examination backlog without sacrificing efficiency / timeliness in other sections of the system

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/316fa10f-2a3e-44c5-b7c0-2adbadf8758b-347691)