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Published 16 Aug 2024, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Appointment of Pension Fund Manager - Dynamic Currency Overlay

Official notice

Authority: Bedfordshire Pension Fund·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£7,500,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Sept 2024awarded 22 Oct 2024
Awarded to Insight Investment

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bedfordshire Borough Council, as administering authority to the Bedfordshire Pension Fund, are seeking to appoint an investment manager for a Currency Overlay with a dynamic approach that can help manage the Fund's currency exposures. The currency hedge will be in relation to a notional asset exposure of £2.1bn. The council reserves the right to alter the value and length of the contract.

CPV: Pension fund management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: East of England · Bedfordshire
Extensions: Renewal to be assessed at end of contract term.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 100
  • Price: 0
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Providers must be registered in terms of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or equivalent law of the European Economic Area (EEA) member state to manage the assets of occupational pension funds. Proof of registration must be provided.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Providers should complete a Single Procurement Document (SPD) and a Request for Proposal (RfP). Please contact Hymans Robertson LLP ([email protected].u) for copies of both.

    Minimum: Providers must be registered in terms of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or equivalent law of the European Economic Area (EEA) member state to manage the assets of occupational pension funds. Proof of registration must be provided.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Providers must be registered in terms of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or equivalent law of the European Economic Area (EEA) member state to manage the assets of occupational pension funds. Proof of registration must be provided. See III 1.2 above.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Aug 2024, 15:44 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST
Award evaluation window
16 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
026194-2024
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034258
Classification (CPV)
Pension fund management services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048bc0 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As per the Public Contracts Regulations 2016.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
16 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
16 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

hymans.co.uk ↗ or Hymans Robertson LLP, 20 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 6DB, United Kingdom. NUTS code: UKH24. [email protected], hymans.co.uk ↗

Timeline

16 Sept 2024 → 23 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    23 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £7,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Insight Investment£7,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Bedfordshire Pension Fund

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityEconomic affairs Borough Hall, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9APContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • As per the Public Contracts Regulations 2016Review body London
  • n/aReview body n/a
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • Hymans Robertson LLPProcess contact point Glasgow, East of EnglandContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Insight InvestmentAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01835691 160 Queen Victoria Street, London, London, EC4V 4LAContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.