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Published 23 Feb 2022, 14:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Investment Manager Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Of York (Pelican) (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT3.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2022awarded 14 Nov 2022
Awarded to abrdn Capital Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of York is pleased to invite tenders from FCA authorised firms for the provision of discretionary investment management services for an initial contract term of 5 years. The University's investment portfolio currently contains permanent endowment assets valued at approximately £7.3m. The services we require as a minimum are: - Suitable investment strategy and allocation advice- Portfolio management and reporting- Account management and market insightFurther details can be found in the invitation to tender documents.

CPV: Investment banking services and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1As stated in II.1.4AwardedRenewal
Extensions: As stated in the Invitation to Tender document.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
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality criterion - Name: Quality criteria with sub-criteria as set out in the ITT documents: 75%
  • price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality criterion - Name: Quality criteria with sub-criteria as set out in the ITT documents: 75
  • Price: 25
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Potential providers must be authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

  • Technical & professional ability

    Potential providers must be authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes
First published
23 Feb 2022, 14:51 GMT
Last source update
30 May 2023, 18:25 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
UY/PROC/844
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015314
Classification (CPV)
Investment banking services and related services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031a6c Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The University will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the University's Procurement Office in the first instance, before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: Please note that the values published are the anticipated spend for the 5 year initial term of the contract. The University reserves the right to extend for a further 1+1 years.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home ↗

Submission deadline
25 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Mar 2022, 12:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Mar 2022 → 30 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    25 Mar 2022, 12:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    30 May 2023, 18:25 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 May 2023, 18:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £206,9661 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 153 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
abrdn Capital Limited£206,966 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
15bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of York

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Heslington, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO10 5DDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria