Official UK procurement notice
MSCI Total Plan — UK public procurement notice
Authority: LOCAL PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS LTD (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLPPI and MSCI entered into an agreement with MSCI in 2024 to implement a new platform called Total Plan. This system helps LPPI to enhance their ability to monitor and manage their investment portfolio across both public and private assets by leveraging data insights, portfolio analytics and reporting, by using Total Plan. The current agreement terminates at the end of September. On the 1st October 2026, LPPI and MSCI wish to continue the current relationship by signing a new agreement for a period of 4 years.
Please note the Supplier will be The Burgiss Group LLC, a sister company of MSCI Limited. MSCI Limited has been named under the Supplier section as The Burgiss Group LLC was not an entity registered under the Find a Tender portal at the time of publishing the Transparency notice - MSCI Total Plan - Find a Tender for this award.
LPPI intends to award a contract to the Supplier (which is not an excluded supplier) without conducting a competitive tendering procedure in reliance on the exemption under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 ("the Act") (direct award in special cases) by application of the below direct award grounds.
Additional or repeat services - under paragraph 7, Schedule 5 of the Act
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The contract concerns the supply of services by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of existing services provided by the existing supplier whereby:
(a) A change of supplier would require the contracting authority to acquire services that are incompatible with those already in place, with which they must interoperate
The existing services that are used by the contracting authority use an operational and technical architecture through a network of established interfaces. The services are not operated as standalone products but form part of a wider integrated technology ecosystem supporting both public and private market investment activities. In particular:
• the contracting authority's private markets operations rely upon data and functionality provided through the existing supplier's platform, which forms an integral part of its investment analysis processes.
• the contracting authority's public markets operations utilise data which is integrated with the supplier's software systems and other connected risk-management systems.
Absence of competition for technical reasons - under paragraph 6, Schedule 5 of the Act.
a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the services required
The contracting authority has considered the availability of alternative suppliers in the market. While alternative providers may offer certain individual capabilities, they are not technically able to provide a readily substitutable solution capable of replacing the full range of integrated services currently utilised by the contracting authority without substantial technical redevelopment and disruption.
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those services.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 11:29 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 11:29 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Please note the contracting entity will be The Burgiss Group LLC, a sister company of MSCI Limited. MSCI Limited has been named under the Supplier section as The Burgiss Group LLC was not an entity registered under the Find a Tender portal. LPPI intends to award a contract to the existing supplier (which is not an excluded supplier) without conducting a competitive tendering procedure in reliance on the exemption more…
under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 ("the Act") (direct award in special cases) by application of the below direct award grounds. Additional or repeat services - under paragraph 7, Schedule 5 of the Act The contract concerns the supply of services by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of existing services provided by the existing supplier whereby: (a) A change of supplier would require the contracting authority to acquire services that are incompatible with those already in place, with which they must interoperate The existing services that are used by the contracting authority use an operational and technical architecture through a network of established interfaces. The services are not operated as standalone products but form part of a wider integrated technology ecosystem supporting both public and private market investment activities. In particular: • the contracting authority's private markets operations rely upon data and functionality provided through the existing supplier's platform, which forms an integral part of its investment analysis processes. • the contracting authority's public markets operations utilise data which is integrated with the supplier's software systems and other connected risk-management systems. Absence of competition for technical reasons - under paragraph 6, Schedule 5 of the Act. a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the services required The contracting authority has considered the availability of alternative suppliers in the market. While alternative providers may offer certain individual capabilities, they are not technically able to provide a readily substitutable solution capable of replacing the full range of integrated services currently utilised by the contracting authority without substantial technical redevelopment and disruption. (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those services.
- Risks
- n/a
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCI Ltd, The Burgiss Group, LLCjoint awardMSCI Total Plan - The Burgiss Group LLC1 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2030 | £2,512,296 inc. VAT | 1 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published21 Sept 2026, 11:29 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published1 Sept 2026, 19:52 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- MSCI LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- The Burgiss Group, LLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender