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Economic Scenario Files

GOVERNMENT ACTUARY DEPARTMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2024 at 12:03

Tender

14 Jul 2021 at 12:03

Summary of the contracting process

The Government Actuary's Department has finalised a contract titled "Economic Scenario Files," focusing on economic research services within the United Kingdom. The procurement process has reached the award stage with Conning Holdings Limited being awarded the contract valued at £10,000. The primary objective is to provide stochastic simulations of economic scenarios and asset returns, with the requirement for the initial scenario set to be calibrated based on standard assumptions and effective by 31 December 2023. The procurement method used was an open procedure.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in economic forecasting, actuarial services, and financial analytics. Companies with the capability to provide detailed stochastic economic scenarios and those equipped to collaborate closely with government entities to ensure precise calibrations are well-suited to compete. The successful bidder can leverage this project to establish their expertise in serving public sector clients and enhance their portfolio in economic research and financial advisory services.

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Notice Title

Economic Scenario Files

Notice Description

The Government Actuary's Department is seeking a Provider to provide stochastic simulations of economic scenarios and asset returns.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Government Actuary's Department ('GAD') is a non-ministerial Government department with a mission to improve the stewardship of public sector finances by supporting effective decisionmaking and robust financial reporting through actuarial analysis, modelling and advice. We provide actuarial solutions including financial risk analysis, modelling and advice to support the UK public sector. We apply the actuarial profession's technical skills, consultancy discipline, high standards of professionalism and industry sector knowledge to solve financial challenges faced by the UK public sector. GAD is currently advising a client who requires analysis of future asset and liability outcomes. To support our advice in this area, GAD are looking to tender for a contract for the provision of a stochastic real-world economic scenario set ("scenario set" or "economic scenario file"). The economic scenario file should contain stochastic forecasts of economic scenarios covering investment returns for a range of asset classes, as well as inflation measures, for a retail investor in the UK. GAD already receives quarterly scenario sets from our regular projection provider and this contract is a one-off exercise to supplement those projections, to help us test the sensitivity of our analysis to the selected scenarios. While the focus of this work is to satisfy the requirements of a single Government Actuary's Department - Invitation to Tender - Economic Scenarios 19 client, we reserve the right to use any scenario sets provided to us as part of this contract in work for other clients where we deem it to be applicable. We require an initial scenario set calibrated with an effective date as at or before 31 December 2023 and delivered as soon as possible after the tender is awarded. This calibration should be based on standard assumptions that reflect the provider's own views. Based on this scenario set and subsequent engagement between the supplier, GAD and the client, additional scenarios set may be required. Depending on the views of the client, the potential outcomes include: * No additional scenario sets are required. * One or more additional scenario sets, which reflect the provider's own views, are required. * One or more additional scenario sets, adjusted in consultation with GAD and the client, are required. These additional scenario sets will be calibrated with an effective date as at or after 31 December 2023. These additional scenario sets will be covered under this contract (ie separate procurement exercises will not be conducted). Based on our current timelines, GAD expect we will only require one additional scenario set, if any additional scenario sets are required. Please highlight in your costings the impact of these different options. We also require that the scenarios: * Are based on sound economic principles and methods. * Are calibrated to reflect the market and economic conditions at the effective date to ensure consistency with the date at which they are used. * Are calibrated to reflect the provider's own view on the long-term outcome for key economic variables in the scenario set, with any changes as required based on consultation with GAD and our client. GAD recognises that it may also be possible to procure access to an "economic scenario model" to provide the capability for GAD to produce the scenarios files described above ourselves. Due to current levels of capacity and capability, our preference is for the scenario sets to be provided to us based on calibration targets, adjustments and stresses that are discussed and agreed with the supplier. It is therefore essential that tenderers have the capability to deliver scenarios to us directly. The outcome of this analysis will be published publicly, alongside some detail of the underlying asset and liability assumptions. This published information could include details of the asset return and inflation assumptions.

Renewal: Option to extend the contract by 2 years and the option of a 2 year break clause.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c7d3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024497-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79311400 - Economic research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£10,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Aug 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Feb 20242 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GOVERNMENT ACTUARY DEPARTMENT
Contact Name
Charles Pettit
Contact Email
gadcommercial@gad.gov.uk, procurement@gad.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7305605377

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC4A 1AB
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CONNING HOLDINGS

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