Award

Proxy Votng

  • National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-001434

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05cd70 (view related notices)

Published 8 January 2026, 12:21pm



Scope

Reference

TEN -2526- 019 (PA2023)

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.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £232,875 excluding VAT
  • £279,250 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

19 December 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

7 January 2026

Standstill period

  • End: 19 January 2026
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

29 January 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 29 January 2026 to 28 January 2029
  • Possible extension to 28 January 2031
  • 5 years

Description of possible extension:

two 1 year extensions to be activated at Nest's discretion

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UKI - London

Information about tenders

  • 3 tenders received
  • 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Submission

Submission type

Tenders


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure


Supplier

MINERVA ANALYTICS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 11260966
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXCC-1961-QVRD

9 Freebournes Court

Witham

CM8 2BL

United Kingdom

Region: UKH34 - Essex Haven Gateway

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQGC-5667-VDDT

10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf,

London

E14 4PU

United Kingdom

Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets

Organisation type: Public authority - central government