Notice Information
Notice Title
Limited Partnership Agreement
Notice Description
SME Wholesale Finance is the controlling entity for LCIF LLP which is the entity that made investments under the London Co-Investment Fund programme. LCIF LLP is transferring certain assets (the Investment) into a new fund (New Fund) to be managed by Beacon Capital Advisers LLP (Beacon). LCIF LLP will enter into and adhere to a Limited Partnership Agreement with Beacon and other Beacon entities in respect of the Investment. Although the main object of the arrangement is the Investment, Beacon will also receive a management fees for managing the New Fund. This notice sets out details of the arrangement and the justification for entering into the Limited Partnership Agreement without prior publication of a contract notice.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The LCIF is a seed stage co-investment fund established in 2014 with c.PS24 million currently invested in 150 companies. It is structured as an LLP with the partner with sole economic interest being SME Wholesale Finance, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Greater London Authority. LCIF is transferring certain assets into the New Fund managed by Beacon. This will be matched by at least PS10m of additional funds committed by private sector investors. Beacon is a fund manager which will receive a 2% management fee and 20% carry in return for managing the New Fund. Beacon Capital Advisers and other entities in the same group will enter into a Limited Partnership Agreement which sets out the terms of the arrangement and each parties' obligations. LCIF LLP, and other investors, will adhere to this Agreement as limited partners. The primary objective and focus of the arrangement is for LCIF to invest in the New Fund alongside other investors. Beacon's management services are ancillary to this primary objective but cannot be separated from the primary objective. This is a bespoke initiative, established to leverage additional funding from private sector investors. Beacon's role as the fund manager is to procure these investors and manage the investment on behalf of all investors. The key criterion for incoming investors will be Beacon's ability to professionally manage the investments on their behalf. As such, there is no alternative to competitively select a third party manager and separate the management fee element from the investment. The services, thus, remain ancillary to the investment, and the remuneration is substantially contingent upon the performance of the fund. The PCR 2015 do not apply to investment arrangements entered into by public bodies but rather to contracts for works, supplies and services. Regulation 4(2)(b) PCR 2015 states that where there is a mixed contract which involves elements both within and outside the scope of the PCR 2015, and these elements are not objectively separable, the applicable regime is determined on the basis of the main subject-matter of the contract. Consequently, as the main subject-matter of the Limited Partnership Agreement (and the arrangement as a whole) is the investment of the LCIF assets, and the management services are an ancillary element which are intrinsically linked to the investment, neither SME Wholesale Finance or LCIF LLP is required to conduct a procurement exercise in respect of the Investment or the Limited Partnership Agreement. This notice is being completed to provide transparency to the market and details of the contract award. The Limited Partnership Agreement and operation of the fund is expected to have a ten year term but the parties will have the option to extend the term for an additional two years. The parties intend to enter into the Limited Partnership Agreement and LCIF LLP will adhere to it following the expiry of thirty days from publication of this notice on Find a Tender Service. Additional information: The estimated value of the management fee to be received by Beacon is specified in sections II.1.7 (Total value of the procurement) and V.2.4 (Information on value of the contract) as PS1.75 million but the value is expected to be within a range of between PS1 million and PS1.75 million. Beacon will receive a 2% management fee per annum for the first five years of the duration of the arrangement but this fee is expected to reduce for the remainder of the term. Similarly, at section V.2.1 (Date of conclusion of the contract), the date of the notice was submitted as having been entered into, but LCIF LLP has not yet adhered to the Limited Partnership Agreement but will do so following the expiry of 30 days following publication of this notice on Find a Tender Service.
Options: While the term of the Limited Partnership Agreement and operation of the fund is expected to have a ten year duration, there will be the option to extend the term for an additional two years.
Procurement Information
Beacon Capital Advisers and related entities will enter into a Limited Partnership Agreement which sets out the terms of the arrangement and each parties' obligations. LCIF LLP and other investors will adhere to this Agreement as limited partners. The primary objective and focus of the arrangement is for LCIF to invest in the new fund alongside other investors. Beacon's management services are ancillary to this primary objective but cannot be separated from the primary objective. This is a bespoke initiative, established to leverage additional funding from private sector investors. Beacon's role as the fund manager is to procure these investors and manage the investment on behalf of all investors. The key criterion for incoming investors will be Beacon's ability to professionally manage the investments on their behalf. As such, there is no alternative to competitively select a third party manager and separate the management fee element from the investment. The services, thus, remain ancillary to the investment, and the remuneration is substantially contingent upon the performance of the fund
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-029994
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004643-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66100000 - Banking and investment services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,750,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Mar 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Mar 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SME WHOLESALE FINANCE (LONDON) LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Margarita Rodriguez Piza
- Contact Email
- maggie@fundinglondon.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7957653306
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- WC2A 1LG
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Farringdon Without
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice URLs
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