Official UK procurement notice
Investment Manager Research Database - Public Markets
Authority: LGPS CENTRAL LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority requires a manager research database/platform that enables the Authority to access full comprehensive research reports, including investment and operational due diligence, into investment strategies across the public market asset classes of equities, fixed income and total return.
CPV: Investment management software package · Pension fund consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£525,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Jul 2025, 10:06 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Dec 2025, 15:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
LGPSC0034- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041199- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0561e8Find a Tender
- Risks
Please see tender documentation for further details
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
in-tendhost.co.uk/lgpscentral/ ↗
In order to participate in this procurement, you will need to be registered on the Authority's e-tendering site at in-tendhost.co.uk/lgpscentral/ ↗ . Suppliers only need to register once.
In-Tend will automatically closedown at the Tender deadline, even if it is in the middle of receiving an uploaded document. You must ensure you leave yourself enough time to upload all of your documents in full. Your Tender will not be accepted one the system has closed.
Timeline
18 Jul 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 10:06 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by386 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts373 days ago15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent347 days ago10 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends337 days ago19 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published309 days ago17 Dec 2025, 15:44 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 10:06 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Nov 2025, 09:38 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Nov 2025, 09:38 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Dec 2025, 15:44 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AON Investments Ltd2 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2032Extensions: 2 x 24 month extensions will be available under this contract dependent on the ongoing requirements of the Authority. | £252,000 inc. VAT | 15 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · AON Investments Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £252,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 24 month extensions will be available under this contract dependent on the ongoing requirements of the Authority
No agreed KPIs: Below £5 million including VAT
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aon Investments LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications In order to participate in this procurement, you will need to be registered on the Authority's e-tendering site at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lgpscentral/ . Suppliers only need to register once. Use of the Authority's e-tendering system is free for Tenderers throughout the whole p…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender