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title: "Provision of Fund Administration, Custody and Related Services"
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# Provision of Fund Administration, Custody and Related Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-fund-administration-custody-and-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea34). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) : "Provision of Fund Administration, Custody and Related Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £79,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: nesttenders.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) ](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-employment-savings-trust-nest-GB-FTS-163396)
- **Published Value:** £79,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Custody services, Pension fund administration services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £100,000,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-fund-administration-custody-and-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea34#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ea34`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/provision-of-fund-administration-custody-and-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea34#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nesttenders.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnesttenders.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-fund-administration-custody-and-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea34#participate

## Description
This is a contract for the provision of fund administration, custody and related services.
Core Services included within the scope of the contract:
- Custodian services
- Asset allocation and rebalancing services
- Investment Performance measurement
- Investment Compliance monitoring
- Investment Tax services
Additional services that may be included throughout the term of the contract include:
- FX Overlay
- Public and private market investments
- Data management
The contract is for an initial 10-year period with the option to extend up to an additional 5 years (15 years in total).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66162000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £79,000,000
- **Description:** This is a contract for the provision of fund administration, custody and related services.
Core Services included within the scope of the contract:
- Custodian services
- Asset allocation and rebalancing services
- Investment Performance measurement
...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Provision of Fund Administration, Custody and Related Services (active)
  - Award id: `015207-2024-TEN-2324-001-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Northern Trust Global Investments Limited, The Northern Trust Company (London Branch)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-113500`, `GB-FTS-113499`
  - Value: £50,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 073617-2025-TEN-2324-001-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Northern Trust Global Investments Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-113500`
  - Value: £50,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Provision of Fund Administration, Custody and Related Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,000,000
  - Signed Date: 24/04/2024

- **Contract:** 073617-2025-TEN-2324-001-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,000,000
  - Signed Date: 24/04/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073617-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-13T15:06:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:48:26.286Z
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