Award, Contract

DfE Invest NI - Successor pre seed and seed fund and Proof of Concept grant fund

DFE: INVEST NI

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    12th March 2025 12:02:44 PM

  • Contract Summary

    Invest NI would like to procure a fund manager to deliver the following services on its behalf: Manage a Successor pre seed and seed equity fund for an initial period of ten years (with scope to extend by a maximum of five years to allow an orderly exit from the equity investments) to undertake a total investment of £48m in the NI market with an associated management fee of a maximum of £10.3m over 10 years. Investments will be made in the form of equity securities, mainly ordinary shares but can include preference shares or instruments convertible into ordinary/ preference shares. If the fund is extended beyond the 10 years, Invest NI will negotiate with the fund manager in relation to additional fees and Manage a Proof of Concept (POC) grant fund for a period of six years to undertake total investment of £7.2m in the NI market with an associated maximum fee of £900k plus VAT. A legal contract, by way of a Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) and a Management Service Agreement (MSA) will govern the ten-year contract to deliver the successor fund. There will be a separate Grant Management Agreement for the POC grant fund. Please see Tender documents for full details.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04cf14

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Award, Contract

    Procurement Method

    Open

    Procurement Method Details

    Open Procedure

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    66000000

    CPV Division(s)

    66 - Financial and insurance services

  • Awarding Authority

    DFE: INVEST NI

    Buyer Name

    SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk

    Buyer Email

    SSDAdmin@CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    Buyer Address

    Bedford Square, Bedford Street

    BELFAST

    BT2 7ES

    United Kingdom

  • Awarded Supplier(s)

    Supplier Name(s)

    TECHSTART VENTURES LLP


Tender

DfE Invest NI - Successor pre seed and seed fund and Proof of Concept grant fund

DFE: INVEST NI

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    10th January 2025 12:36:16 PM

    Tender Deadline

    11th February 2025 15:00:00 PM   Expired

  • Contract Summary

    Invest NI would like to procure a fund manager to deliver the following services on its behalf: Manage a Successor pre seed and seed equity fund for an initial period of ten years (with scope to extend by a maximum of five years to allow an orderly exit from the equity investments) to undertake a total investment of £48m in the NI market with an associated management fee of a maximum of £10.3m over 10 years. Investments will be made in the form of equity securities, mainly ordinary shares but can include preference shares or instruments convertible into ordinary/ preference shares. If the fund is extended beyond the 10 years, Invest NI will negotiate with the fund manager in relation to additional fees and Manage a Proof of Concept (POC) grant fund for a period of six years to undertake total investment of £7.2m in the NI market with an associated maximum fee of £900k plus VAT. A legal contract, by way of a Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) and a Management Service Agreement (MSA) will govern the ten-year contract to deliver the successor fund. There will be a separate Grant Management Agreement for the POC grant fund. Please see Tender documents for full details.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04cf14

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Tender

    Procurement Method

    Open

    Procurement Method Details

    Open Procedure

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    66000000

    CPV Division(s)

    66 - Financial and insurance services

  • Awarding Authority

    DFE: INVEST NI

    Buyer Name

    SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk

    Buyer Email

    SDAdmin@CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    Buyer Address

    Bedford Square, Bedford Street

    BELFAST

    BT2 7ES

    United Kingdom