Notice Information
Notice Title
Investment Research Augmentation
Notice Description
We require additional investment research capabilities to enable us to accelerate workstreams which are critical to the achievement of milestones linked to the U.K. Government's Local Government Pension Scheme Fit for the Future initiative. These workstreams require investment research capacity which is not currently available to us, and which we will only be in a position to secure in phases over the course of the next 12 to 24 months.
Procurement Information
A direct award is justified because the supplier's database of investment managers and product is the industry standard for the institutional investment market. Coverage of managers and products is broad and extends across the asset classes, investment managers and products which are relevant to our investors. The supplier's research can be delivered to us using a portal which we already use extensively in our research and reporting processes. This is a highly efficient way for us to increase our capacity to support key workstreams. Implementing the U.K. Government's Local Government Pension Scheme Fit for the Future initiative requires investment research capacity which is not currently available to us, and which we will only be in a position to secure in phases over the course of the next 12 to 24 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052676
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027537-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £84,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 3 Jun 2025 - 3 Jun 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON LGPS CIV LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@londonciv.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 0NZ
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027537-2025
27th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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