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Investment Risk System and Climate Risk Data Services

LOCAL PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS LTD

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23 Aug 2022 at 14:43

Summary of the contracting process

The Local Pensions Partnership Investments Ltd (LPPI) has awarded a contract for the "Investment Risk System and Climate Risk Data Services" to MSCI. LPPI required the system to comply with specific regulations and frameworks related to asset management and climate change. The procurement was conducted through a limited procurement method without prior publication, with MSCI being the sole provider chosen due to their ability to meet all of LPPI's minimum requirements.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the investment management software industry to provide innovative solutions tailored to specific regulatory and climate-related needs. Companies with expertise in asset class coverage, liquidity modelling, risk reporting, and climate data integration would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts. Understanding the unique requirements set out by LPPI and their commitment to regulatory compliance and climate disclosures will be crucial in entering this market segment.

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Notice Title

Investment Risk System and Climate Risk Data Services

Notice Description

Local Pensions Partnership Investments ("LPPI") requires an Investment Risk System to develop best practice internally and externally with regards to reporting and decision support and the provision of relevant security/asset climate change data and tools to assist LPPI to comply with the IIGCC Asset Manager Net Zero Framework and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Lot Information

Lot 1

LPPI requires an Investment Risk System to develop best practice internally and externally with regards to reporting and decision support and the provision of relevant security/asset climate change data and tools to assist LPPI to comply with the IIGCC Asset Manager Net Zero Framework and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The contract has been awarded to MSCI under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons. LPPI considers MSCI to be the only provider that is able to meet all of LPPI's minimum requirements, which include but are not limited to an Investment Risk System that: 1. provides coverage for all of LPPI's asset classes, including private assets (without simply proxying to public market instruments) and compatibility with Barra's Real Estate Portal; 2. has a liquidity model, that can provide liquidity ladders and also is compliant with ESM Liquidity Stress Testing requirements; 3. provides AIFMD reporting as a managed service, driven by the positions loaded into the Risk system; 4. provides exposure reporting for all asset classes; 5. has the ability to add an unlimited amount of user data and categorisations to positions; 6. has the ability to create user defined, calculated metrics for reporting purposes; 7. has all three types of VaR model (Parametric, Historical and Monte-Carlo) and can incorporate fat tails into the VaR methodology; 8. provides stress testing of: a. historical scenarios b. hypothetical scenarios (correlated and uncorrelated) 9. subject to licencing, has the ability to load all of LPPI's fund risk and performance benchmarks; and 10. can represent the LPPI fund view as well as the client view including their balance sheet assets; and 11. can support climate change data and tools that effectively work alongside risk management data and tools.

Procurement Information

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below * Where the services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator because competition is absent for technical reasons Explanation: The contract has been awarded to MSCI under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons. LPPI considers MSCI to be the only provider that is able to meet all of LPPI's minimum requirements, which include but are not limited to an Investment Risk System that: 1. provides coverage for all of LPPI's asset classes, including private assets (without simply proxying to public market instruments) and compatibility with Barra's Real Estate Portal; 2. has a liquidity model, that can provide liquidity ladders and also is compliant with ESM Liquidity Stress Testing requirements; 3. provides AIFMD reporting as a managed service, driven by the positions loaded into the Risk system; 4. provides exposure reporting for all asset classes; 5. has the ability to add an unlimited amount of user data and categorisations to positions; 6. has the ability to create user defined, calculated metrics for reporting purposes; 7. has all three types of VaR model (Parametric, Historical and Monte-Carlo) and can incorporate fat tails into the VaR methodology; 8. provides stress testing of: a. historical scenarios b. hypothetical scenarios (correlated and uncorrelated) 9. subject to licencing, has the ability to load all of LPPI's fund risk and performance benchmarks; 10. can represent the LPPI fund view as well as the client view including their balance sheet assets; and 11. can support climate change data and tools that effectively work alongside risk management data and tools.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03622c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023506-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48411000 - Investment management software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£765,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 May 20223 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
LOCAL PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS LTD
Contact Name
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Contact Email
daniel.evans@lppi.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2M 2PF
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
Not specified

Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Bishopsgate
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MSCI INC, MSCI LIMITED AND AFFILIATES

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