Notice Information
Notice Title
Credit Rating and Analytical Services
Notice Description
To provide a Credit Rating for our debut drawdown issuance under the EMTN programme
Procurement Information
S&P rate the programme and are engaged to provide a public listed rating for SNG (formally SHA) therefore were the only eligible rating agency to rate the transaction
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cc44
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074131-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £190,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 15 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOVEREIGN NETWORK GROUP
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- carlie.wishart@sovereign.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BASINGSTOKE
- Postcode
- RG21 4FA
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ37 North Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Electoral Ward
- Eastrop & Grove
- Westminster Constituency
- Basingstoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074131-2025
14th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065183-2025
14th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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