Award

Proxy Votng

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SAVINGS TRUST (NEST) CORPORATION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

08 Jan 2026 at 12:21

Tender

15 Oct 2025 at 14:23

Summary of the contracting process

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation, based in London, has concluded a procurement process for financial consultancy services, focusing on proxy voting. This process, tagged with the ID 001434-2026, commenced with the tender stage in October 2025 and reached the award stage by January 2026. The procurement method employed was an open, competitive flexible procedure, which concluded with the award to Minerva Analytics Limited. Located in Witham, UK, this procurement, under the industry category of services, aimed to support NEST in engaging with fund managers to ensure alignment with voting policies. The process featured key dates including the contract period starting on January 29, 2026, and ending on January 28, 2029, with potential extensions up to January 2031.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses with proficiency in financial consultancy and corporate governance. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) like Minerva Analytics, which has demonstrated capability in providing detailed voting research and analysis, are ideally positioned to benefit from such contracts. The procurement allowed for electronic submission of tenders, opening doors for a diverse range of businesses to compete. As NEST Corporation is expanding, associated services are likely to grow in demand, providing further opportunities for businesses to engage with a leading UK public authority in a strategic and evolving industry field.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Proxy Votng

Notice Description

Nest requires support to hold our fund managers to account on the voting decisions they take. Each year we focus our efforts on a subset of shares. We compare how our fund managers intend to vote these shares at upcoming general meeting to how our voting policy tells us we would vote in our members' best interests. We identify differences between how our fund managers intend to vote and how we would vote on a particular issue. With the differences identified we have an informed debate with our fund managers and influence them. The approach allows us to meaningfully participate in a dialogue on corporate governance, value, risk, environmental and social matters.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cd70
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001434-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£232,875 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
17 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Dec 20251 months ago
Contract Period
29 Jan 2026 - 28 Jan 2029 3-4 years
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
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SAVINGS TRUST (NEST) CORPORATION
Additional Buyers

1

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@nestcorporation.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MINERVA ANALYTICS

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