Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UK Infrastructure Bank Limited
4th Floor, One Embankment, Neville Street
Leeds
LS1 4DW
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
Companies House 06816271
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://atamis-3929.my.site.com/s/Welcome
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://atamis-3929.my.site.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Market Data Services
Reference number
C0540_P0110
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The UK Infrastructure Bank ("UKIB") is a government-owned policy bank, focused on increasing infrastructure investment across the United Kingdom. UKIB is providing £22bn of infrastructure finance to tackle climate change and support regional and local economic growth across the UK.
UKIB invests across the infrastructure landscape, including in new infrastructure technologies. UKIB has five priority sectors for investment, namely clean energy, storage, transport, digital, waste and water and including UKIB's key sub sectors of focus, namely:
- Short duration energy storage;
- Hydrogen;
- Carbon capture, usage and storage;
- Electric Vehicle charging
- Zero emission buses;
- Heat networks;
- Port infrastructure for floating offshore wind;
- Other clean energy such as solar and tidal.
Key to UKIB's work is having timely access to market data and related analytics, research, news and information so as to make informed investment decisions and ultimately achieve our strategic objectives.
UKIB is currently reviewing its existing market data subscriptions and undertaking an exercise to identify gaps in coverage and/or access as well as opportunities for rationalisation. The outcome will inform our procurement pipeline for market data services
In parallel with this exercise, UKIB wishes to engage with potential suppliers of market data services (including suppliers who are able to provide a managed service / subscription management service for market and reference data), as further described in Section VI.3 below.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of this Early Market Engagement includes, but is not limited to, market data services and tools that provide:
- Access to local and global financial markets data across all asset classes and from a range of sources including indices, benchmarks, reference pricing, bonds and swaps pricing tools;
- Access to macro-economic data including inflation rates and price indices, Gross Domestic Product and unemployment rates;
- Access to financial information / data on individual companies, both public and private;
- Access to Know Your Customer / Customer Due Diligence data including legal / beneficial ownership and control, Politically Exposed Persons lists, sanctions lists, adverse media;
- Access to transactional data including mergers and acquisitions and private equity activity in relevant sectors;
- Access to financial information / data on UKIB's market sectors / sub-sectors of focus including data related to new infrastructure technologies;
- Related financial, business, market news and intelligence including real time news feeds;
- Related research, analytics and outlooks;
- Alerting, charting, visualisation tools for the data, information, research and news described above;
- Access to market brokers, for example, but not limited to, broker market intelligence, reporting and quoting;
- Access to analyst support for queries on data, data interpretation and application, workshops and training;
- Ability to collaborate with colleagues in the financial services sector;
- Instant messenger access to market counterparties which can be used to share information and make transactions if required in an auditable way;
- Asset execution / trading capabilities; and
- Ability to export data to make it available to the UKIB reporting layer and other analytical tools, for example, but not limited to, into Microsoft Excel.
The tools / services required include environmental, social, resilience and governance ("ESRG") data, analytics and research to support a holistic approach to risk and to assist UKIB in assessing the impact of its transactions.
Data, information, news, research and analytics should provide access to a wide range of data sources.
All data should be accessible through user friendly interfaces, allowing for efficient analysis and decision making.
Access should be provided via terminals and/or individual and/or enterprise licences, based on use case and best value for money.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 May 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
1) UKIB intends to conduct Early Market Engagement ("EME") with the market through this Prior Information Notice ("PIN") with a view to sharing information and seeking input from the market to inform and shape current thinking and assist UKIB in its procurement plans and approach.
2) In addition, UKIB is providing potential suppliers the opportunity to review an Outline Specification for Market Data Services and provide feedback via an Early Market Engagement questionnaire. Questionnaires should be returned by midday on 28 February 2024 in order that we can consider comments in advance of any formal procurement processes.
These documents can be accessed via the live opportunities list on UKIB's Atamis eSourcing Portal in accordance with the instructions below and completed questionnaires must be submitted via the eSourcing Portal.
3) Respondents can indicate within the questionnaire if they are open to a follow up meeting. Please note that due to time and resource constraints, it may not be possible for UKIB to meet with all interested suppliers. Further information can be found in the Early Market Engagement Questionnaire.
4) Please be advised that the estimated value of this requirement cannot be derived until the completion of the Early Market Engagement activities.
5) Interested organisations should note that the procurement strategy and timetable have not been finalised at this stage. UKIB will collate and analyse the responses received. Responses may be used to develop and scope the procurement strategy and process. UKIB will make a final decision on the procurement strategy, timetable, and content of the procurement documentation, having considered feedback. UKIB reserves the right to divide the scope into lots / service areas for bidding purposes and/or carve out some elements of the service scope and procure these separately.
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