Notice Information
Notice Title
Mutil Asset Fund Manager
Notice Description
Pension fund manager
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of a mutli asset fund manager
Renewal: Option to extend the contract for up to a further 48 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000595618
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP366661
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66131100 - Pension investment services
66141000 - Pension fund management services
66520000 - Pension services
66523000 - Pension fund consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Sep 20196 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Oct 2019Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- margaret.grigor@highland.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1349886606
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV3 5BX
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=15
18th October 2019 - Tender Clarifications - 18 October 2019 - 2 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=14
18th October 2019 - Tender Clarification - 18/10/19 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=13
15th October 2019 - Tender clarifications - 15/10/19 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=12
11th October 2019 - Tender Clarifications 11/10/19 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=9
19th September 2019 - Pricing -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=10
19th September 2019 - Form of Agreement -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=11
19th September 2019 - ESPD -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=1
19th September 2019 - ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=2
19th September 2019 - Key Staff -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=3
19th September 2019 - Non Disclosure -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=4
19th September 2019 - Cert Bona Fide Tendering -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=5
19th September 2019 - Form of Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=6
19th September 2019 - Conditions of Contract -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=7
19th September 2019 - Statement of Requirements -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366661&idx=8
19th September 2019 - Technical Questionnaire -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP366661
Mutil Asset Fund Manager - Pension fund manager
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