Award

ACCESS Private Equity Allocators

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Jan 2025 at 11:18

Tender

22 Apr 2024 at 08:46

Summary of the contracting process

Hampshire County Council, on behalf of the ACCESS Pool, is procuring private equity allocation services under the title "ACCESS Private Equity Allocators" within the industry category of pension investment services. This procurement process, conducted through a two-stage restricted procedure, seeks to appoint up to two investment managers to manage and grow the Private Equity Mandates of the ACCESS Pool members, which include 11 Local Government Pension Scheme Authorities. The contracting process has reached its award stage, with contract signing completed on 16 December 2024. The procurement covers multiple regions, including UKF2, UKH, and UKJ, and involves the collaboration of several county councils such as Hartfordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk, and others.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the pension investment sector to secure long-term contracts with collective pensions assets worth £2 billion under management. Companies with expertise in managing large-scale private equity investments and the capability to deliver strong investment performance and cost efficiency are well-suited to compete. With the contract duration set for 30 years, subject to a 5-yearly review, successful suppliers can establish a long-term partnership with the ACCESS Pool, providing a stable and lucrative growth avenue for their business. Such opportunities are particularly beneficial for large-scale investment firms like Adams Street Partners LLC and HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited, both of whom have already secured contracts under this tender.

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Notice Title

ACCESS Private Equity Allocators

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking to appoint up to two Private Equity Allocators to manage and grow the Private Equity Mandates of the ACCESS Pool members. Two allocators will be appointed unless only one supplier is capable of meeting the requirements set out in the ITT, in which case the Authority reserves the right to appoint only a single supplier. This procurement is being undertaken by Hampshire County Council (the Authority) on behalf of the Administering Authorities who together comprise the ACCESS Pool. The ACCESS Pool is a collaboration of 11 like-minded Local Government Pension Scheme Authorities, investing the pensions of over one million members, delivering strong investment performance, achieving greater cost efficiency and benefiting from the best of local authority procurement. Further information regarding the ACCESS Pool can be found here: https://www.accesspool.org/.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Hampshire County Council is running this procurement on behalf of ACCESS pool and is seeking to appoint up to two investment managers to undertake the role of Private Equity Allocator in relation to the ACCESS Pool's Private Equity Mandates. The procurement will be carried out as a two stage Restricted procedure. At the conclusion of the procurement procedure, each named Authority who wishes to undertake this type of investment will enter into its own contract with the successful Supplier at their own discretion. The duration of the contract(s) shall be thirty (30) years, subject to a five (5) yearly review cycle during this period.

Options: The Private Equity Allocator Contracts will be for a term of 30 years but subject to a 5 yearly review cycle.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0453e2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000165-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66131100 - Pension investment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
£2,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,000,000,000 £1B-£10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Dec 20241 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
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

HARTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL

WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Contact Name
Samantha Pullinger
Contact Email
contact@hertfordshire.gov.uk, county.hall@kent.gov.uk, customer.services@iow.gov.uk, customer.services@suffolk.gov.uk, dpcst@norfolk.gov.uk, enquiries.nbc@westnorthants.gov.uk, procurement.team@essex.gov.uk, procurement@westsussex.gov.uk, procurementandcommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, purchasing.queries@eastsussex.gov.uk, samantha.pullinger@hants.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1962847826-847826

Buyer Location

Locality
WINCHESTER
Postcode
SO23 8UJ
Post Town
Southampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire, TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Winchester
Electoral Ward
St Michael
Westminster Constituency
Winchester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

ADAMS STREET PARTNERS

HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (U.K.

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