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Published 31 Oct 2025, 14:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Investment Adviser Services

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Bromley (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£210,000≈ £35k / year · £252,000 inc. VAT4.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Dec 2025awarded 31 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to Apex Investment Advisers Limited
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Mar 2032 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Adviser must produce quarterly analyses and recommendations for the Pensions Committee meetings, attend the Committee meetings in person to brief the Committee on performance. Recommendations will be related to changes in the investment asset allocations and other matters as detailed in the Service Description section below. The adviser will give an opinion on Bromley's investments in equities, bonds, property, and other asset classes at key dates, and support the committee in scrutinising investment managers' performance. Furthermore, the adviser will be expected to maintain and update Bromley's climate change annual report.

CPV: Pension investment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£210,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2032 (6 yrs)Value: £210,000 exc. VAT · £252,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to the Invitation to Tender pack for the Conditions of Participation

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to the Invitation to Tender pack for the Conditions of Participation

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost
  • Quality: 1. Firm Overview & LGPS Experience 10% 2. Team Credentials & Specialist Knowledge 10% 3.1. Governance/Client Engagement & Conflicts of Interest (a) 10% 3.2. Governance/Client Engagement & Conflicts of Interest (b) 5% 4. Investment Beliefs & Strategy 15% 5.1. Asset Allocation & Risk Management (a) 9% 5.2. Asset Allocation & Risk Management (b) 6% 6.1. Pooling & Responsible Investment (a) 7% 6.2. Pooling & Responsible Investment (b) 3% 7.1. Performance Measurement & Monitoring (a) 5% 7.2. Performance Measurement & Monitoring (b) 5% 8. Innovation and Value for Money 15%
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to the Invitation to Tender pack for the Conditions of Participation

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to the Invitation to Tender pack for the Conditions of Participation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Oct 2025, 14:07 GMT
Last source update
9 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
Authority reference
DN795842
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070121
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Pension investment services
Delivery area
London (UKI61)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d819 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
18 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted through www.londontenders.org ↗

Timeline

31 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published362 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 14:07 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by344 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by295 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent292 days ago
    9 Jan 2026
  6. Latest notice published292 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
  7. Standstill ends280 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Oct 2025, 14:07 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £201,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Apex Investment Advisers Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2032£201,00031 Dec 2025standstill to 20 Jan 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Bromley

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBBG-1282-YCXD Bromley Civic Centre, Churchill Court, 2 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, London, BR1 1DPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • APEX INVESTMENT ADVISERS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04533331GB-PPON: PZGP-9247-LGWP 4th Floor, 140 Aldersgate Street, London, London, EC1A 4HYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender