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title: "Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Stewardship Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)"
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# Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Stewardship Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-provider-framework-agreement-for-the-provision-of-stewardship-services-primarily-in--ocds-h6vhtk-02c146). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Stewardship Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jan 2022, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 January 2022 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pension fund management services, Pension services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-provider-framework-agreement-for-the-provision-of-stewardship-services-primarily-in--ocds-h6vhtk-02c146#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c146`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-provider-framework-agreement-for-the-provision-of-stewardship-services-primarily-in--ocds-h6vhtk-02c146#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnorfolkcc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-provider-framework-agreement-for-the-provision-of-stewardship-services-primarily-in--ocds-h6vhtk-02c146#participate

## Description
Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority for Norfolk Pension Fund), on its own behalf and on behalf of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund), East Sussex County Council (as Administering Authority of East Sussex Pension Fund), South Yorkshire Pensions Authority, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund), Wirral Council (as Administering Authority of the Merseyside Pension Fund), West Sussex County Council (as Administering Authority of West Sussex Pension Fund) and Wolverhampton City Council  (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund) have let a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Stewardship Advisory Services primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Voting Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66141000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Voting services including but not limited to:  
Coverage and Policy
•	Ability to provide global voting coverage 
•	Formalisation of a voting policy informed by client beliefs leading to an agreed voting template. Assisting in the formulation of agree...

### Lot 2: Engagement Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66141000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Engagement Services including but not limited to: 
Coverage and Policy
•	Assisting the client to engage with investee entities across the portfolio as defined by the client
•	Identifying and prioritising fund engagement activities by issue and compan...

### Lot 3: Voting and Engagement Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66141000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Voting and Engagement services including, but not limited to:
•	Ability to provide full global voting coverage 
•	Formalisation of a voting policy informed by client beliefs leading to an agreed voting template. Assisting in the formulation of agreed...

### Lot 4: Stewardship Reporting and Projects
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66141000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Discrete pieces of specialist, stewardship-related project work including, but not limited to:
•	Advice on preparing stewardship due diligence tools for specific asset classes e.g. real estate, forestry etc.
•	Advice on contentious issues related to ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Voting Services (active)
  - Award id: `010165-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Glass Lewis T/A GL & M UK Ltd, Minerva Analytics Ltd, Pension & Investment Research Consultants Ltd (PIRC)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-50358`, `GB-FTS-50361`, `GB-FTS-50362`

- **Award:** Engagement Services (active)
  - Award id: `010165-2022-NCCT42176-2`
  - Supplier(s): **BMO Asset Management Ltd T/A BMO GAM (EMEA), Hermes Equity Ownership Services T/A EOS at Federated Hermes, Minerva Analytics Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-50359`, `GB-COH:05167179`, `GB-FTS-50361`, `GB-FTS-50362`, `GB-FTS-50364`

- **Award:** Voting and Engagement Services (active)
  - Award id: `010165-2022-NCCT42176-3`
  - Supplier(s): **BMO Asset Management Ltd T/A BMO GAM (EMEA), Hermes Equity Ownership Service T/A EOS at Federated Hermes, Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd (PIRC) (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-50359`, `GB-FTS-50365`, `GB-COH:02300269`, `GB-FTS-50364`

- **Award:** Stewardship Reporting and Projects (active)
  - Award id: `010165-2022-NCCT42176-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Aon Solutions UK Ltd, MJ Hudson ESG & Sustainability T/A MJ Hudson IQ Ltd, Minerva Analytics Ltd (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:4396810`, `GB-FTS-50367`, `GB-FTS-50361`, `GB-COH:02300269`, `GB-FTS-76960`, `GB-FTS-50368`, `GB-FTS-50369`

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Voting Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 27/03/2022

- **Contract:** Engagement Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 27/03/2022

- **Contract:** Voting and Engagement Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 27/03/2022

- **Contract:** Stewardship Reporting and Projects (active)

  - Signed Date: 27/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010165-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-19T08:48:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:13:38.867Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c146