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# Appointment of Pension Fund Manager - Direct Corporate Lending

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-pension-fund-manager-direct-corporate-lending-ocds-h6vhtk-0289f9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex Pension Fund: "Appointment of Pension Fund Manager - Direct Corporate Lending". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: hymans.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex Pension Fund](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-pension-fund-GB-FTS-1529)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 February 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pension fund management services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0289f9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-pension-fund-manager-direct-corporate-lending-ocds-h6vhtk-0289f9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [hymans.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataresponses%40hymans.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-pension-fund-manager-direct-corporate-lending-ocds-h6vhtk-0289f9#participate

## Description
Essex Pension Fund are seeking to appoint an Investment Manager for a Direct Corporate Lending mandate of approximately £200m-£250m.  The Council reserve the right to alter the value and length of the contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66141000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Essex Pension Fund are seeking to appoint an Investment Manager for a Direct Corporate Lending mandate of
approximately £200m-£250m.
- Tenderers must be appropriately regulated to manage a Direct Corporate Lending mandate for an LGPS client;
- Tender...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000677-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-13T15:09:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:05:18.660Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0289f9