Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Carmarthenshire County Council
County Hall
Carmarthen
SA31 1JP
CRCorporateprocurement@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1267234567
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL14 - South West Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0281
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
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://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Wales Pension Partnership Private Markets Investments
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66131100 - Pension investment services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Carmarthenshire County Council is the Host Authority for the Wales Pension Partnership (WPP). The WPP, established in 2017 is a collaboration of all eight LGPS funds in Wales and is one of eight national Local Government Pension pools. The eight LGPS funds in Wales are: Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, City and County of Swansea, Clwyd, Dyfed, Greater Gwent (Torfaen), Gwynedd, Powys and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
The WPP has total assets worth approximately 21.6bn GBP (as at 31st March 2021), 14.6bn GBP of which have already been pooled and a further 0.6bn GBP to be invested in an Emerging Markets sub fund later this year.
- The WPP is now looking to develop a range of Private Market Sub-Funds which the Constituent Authorities (“CAs”) (Local Government Pension Funds) of Wales can use to obtain the private market exposure that they require to meet their locally decided strategic asset allocations.
PLEASE NOTE: This procurement will focus on Private Credit and Infrastructure assets. Real Estate and Private Equity assets will be addressed in a future separate procurement exercise.
For further details please refer to the documentation available on eTenderwales eTendering portal.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £45,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Based on Lot 1 Private Debt investments Allocator and Lot 2 – Infrastructure investments Allocator
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Private Debt Investments Allocator
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66131100 - Pension investment services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL14 - South West Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Private Markets Allocator to establish a Private Debt investment programme over a series of vintages utilising best in class closed end investment funds, co- investments and / or direct investments.
Please refer to the eTender on eTenderwales and view the WPP Private Markets - Lot 1 - Private Debt allocator - Quantitative PQQ.xls Tab 1 for detailed investment objectives and constraints. This information can be accessed via the eTender opportunity on eTenderwales and will be located in the General Attachments Area and Technical Envelope.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Contract extensions up to an additional 60 months subject to satisfactory performance
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As detailed in the eTender documentation and instructions included on eTenderwales
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Please refer to the eTender opportunity on eTenderwales for further information.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Infrastructure Investments Allocator
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66131100 - Pension investment services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL14 - South West Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Private Markets Allocator to establish an infrastructure investment programme over a series of vintages utilising best in class closed end investment funds, co-investments and / or direct investments.
Potential oversight role for portfolio of open-ended infrastructure investments identified by WPP.
Please refer to the eTender on eTenderwales and view the WPP Private Markets - Lot 2 - Infrastructure Allocator - Quantitative PQQ.xls Tab 1 for detailed investment objectives and constraints. This information can be accessed via the eTender opportunity on eTenderwales and will be located in the General Attachments Area and Technical Envelope.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Contract extensions up to an additional 60 months subject to satisfactory performance
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As detailed in the eTender documentation and instructions included on eTenderwales
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Please refer to the eTender opportunity on eTenderwales for further information.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Open Ended Infrastructure Funds
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66131100 - Pension investment services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL14 - South West Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Open-Ended infrastructure fund investment(s)
Please refer to the eTender on eTenderwales and view the WPP Private Markets - Lot 3 - Infrastructure Open-Ended Funds - Quantitative PQQ.xls Tab 1 for detailed investment objectives and constraints. This information can be accessed via the eTender opportunity on eTenderwales and will be located in the General Attachments Area and Technical Envelope.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Contract extensions up to an additional 60 months subject to satisfactory performance
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As detailed in the eTender documentation and instructions included on eTenderwales
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Please refer to the eTender opportunity on eTenderwales for further information.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision
It is expected that the Allocator will be an FCA or equivalent authorised firm with appropriate investment expertise and track record.
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As detailed in the invitation to tender documentation.
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
four.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
5 November 2021
Local time
2:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
6 December 2021
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Contract extensions up to an additional 60 months subject to satisfactory performance
six.3) Additional information
To assist you in locating these opportunities on the BRAVO E Procurement System the project code is: project_48408
As this is a Competitive procedure with negotiation, Tenderers must ensure that all PQQ questions are fully responded to. The following PQQ Project codes may further assist you in locating the opportunity on eTenderwales:
PQQ Code: pqq_33163
Please also ensure you check the General Attachments Area on eTenderwales for any documents/ information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack.
Suppliers Instructions How to express interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- Click the "Suppliers register here" link
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Agree to the terms and conditions and click "continue"
2. Express an Interest in the Project
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "ITTs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Invitation to Tender Documents open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the screen
- This will move the ITT into your "My ITTs" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the ''''Buyer Attachments" on the left hand side of the screen
3. Responding to the tender
- At the top of the screen you can choose to Create Response or Decline to Respond (please give a reason if declining)
- You can now use the Messages function on to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon - Fri (8am - 6pm) on:
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Tenders or Requests to Participate must be sent to:
Official name:
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Postal Address:
Carmarthenshire County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk , all information may be downloaded and must be returned though this channel.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=113821
(WA Ref:113821)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom