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Published 5 Aug 2024, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Order management, portfolio monitoring and risk analytics system

Official notice

Authority: Pension Protection Fund (Public body)

2 lotsGoodsCompetitive procedure with negotiationMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£55,000,000envelope for 2 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2025awarded 29 Jul 2025
Awarded to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc2 awards
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Board of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is awarding a contract, tendered in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 under the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, to deliver the following systems which have been split into two lots:

Lot 1

  • Order management system;
  • Portfolio monitoring & Risk analysis system (Matching portfolio and other internally managed portfolios, with specific emphasis on LDI).

Lot 2

  • Portfolio monitoring and risk analysis system (Growth portfolio, with specific emphasis on Private Markets)

CPV: Financial analysis software package · Software package and information systems

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£110,000,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Order management system, Portfolio monitoring & Risk analysis system (Matching portfolio and other internally managed portfolios, with specific emphasis on LDI).AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£55,000,000

Lot 1 - Order management system, Portfolio monitoring & Risk analysis system (Matching portfolio and other internally managed portfolios, with specific emphasis on LDI).

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs)
Delivery: London · Croydon and London
Extensions: The contracts for both Lots 1 and 2 will be for an initial term of 5 years with optional extensions to take the maximum possible term to 10 years.Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Portfolio monitoring and risk analysis system (Growth portfolio, with specific emphasis on Private Markets)AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£55,000,000

Lot 2 - Portfolio monitoring and risk analysis system (Growth portfolio, with specific emphasis on Private Markets) Additional information: Lot 2 - Portfolio monitoring and risk analysis system (Growth portfolio, with specific emphasis on Private Markets)

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs)
Delivery: London · Croydon and London
Extensions: The contracts for both Lots 1 and 2 will be for an initial term of 5 years with optional extensions to take the maximum possible term to 10 years.Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 88Price: 112
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Technical system requirements: 85
  • Contract: 3
  • Price: 6
  • Price Sensitivity: 6
  • price: 100
Published award criteria (5)
  • Technical system requirements: 85
  • Price: 6
  • Price Sensitivity: 6
  • Contract: 3
  • Price: 100
Conditions of participation1
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 112 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 11.2 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Aug 2024, 16:25 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
Authority reference
CS0723 ecm_3590
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062522
Classification (CPV)
Financial analysis software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
London (UKI62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0487c9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Stated in the tender documents available to download here ppf.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Board of the Pension Protection Fund

Publisher note: The contract is awarded for an initial term of five years, with the option to extend for up to an additional five years, resulting in a maximum potential duration of ten years. For the purposes of this notice, the total estimated contract value across Lots 1 and 2 over the full ten-year term is projected to range between £48,766,000 and £74,025,496. This range reflects both fixed and variable fees, which are influenced by the total assets under management by the PPF. As such, the final value may vary. These figures are based on long-term projections and should be considered indicative, given the ten-year forecasting horizon. The PPF is continually developing its business within a changing market, and it is envisaged that there may be future requirements for further services within the scope of the investment management area; for example, fund accounting, support for additional asset classes or investment strategies, and any such requirements that are complementary or required to support the delivery of the system. The additional services that may be included over the life of the contract may result in a price revision of the original contract and/or may significantly increase or decrease the fees paid in relation to these services. Similarly, there are variable volume related fees associated with the services, if there were to be an increase, or decrease in the volume of assets managed by the PPF, or an amendment in the number of users or types of assets managed this would also lead to a price revision of the original contract and/or may result in a change to the fees paid in relation to these services. The Board makes no guarantee as to the nature and extent of such services or the potential change in assets under management over the course of the contract term, this known, unknown value cannot be reliably predicted at this stage.

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
13 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Oct 2024 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    13 Feb 2025
  3. Submission deadline
    13 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published375 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
  5. Contract starts198 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2025
  1. Published value published: £55,000,000
    13 Jan 2025, 12:35 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    13 Jan 2025, 12:35 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    13 Jan 2025, 12:35 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 13 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
    13 Jan 2025, 12:35 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    6 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £148,050,9922 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 2latest 29 Jul 2025

Contracts

  • Order management, portfolio monitoring and risk analytics system · BlackRock Financial Management, Inc

    Signed
    29 Jul 2025
    Value
    £74,025,496
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2031
    Status
    active
  • Portfolio monitoring and risk analysis system (Growth portfolio, with specific emphasis on Private Markets) · BlackRock Financial Management, Inc

    Signed
    29 Jul 2025
    Value
    £74,025,496
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2031
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Order management system, Portfolio monitoring & Risk analysis system (Matching portfolio and other internally managed portfolios, with specific emphasis on LDI).2bids · 2 electronic · 4 from abroad———
2 · Portfolio monitoring and risk analysis system (Growth portfolio, with specific emphasis on Private Markets)4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Pension Protection Fund

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs Renaissance, 12 Dingwall Road, Croydon, London, CR0 2NAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Board of the Pension Protection FundMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point CroydonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • BlackRock Financial Management, IncAwarded supplier2446204 BlackRock’s global headquarters: 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, United States., New York, US, NY 10001
  • BlackRock Financial Management, IncAwarded supplier2446204 BlackRock’s global headquarters: 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, United States. BlackRock’s primary European office: Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL England., New York, US, NY 10001

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