Tender

Professional Trustee services for the AWE Pension Scheme

  • AWE PLC
  • AWE PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-026426

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-049204

Published 20 August 2024, 10:50am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

AWE PLC

Room 20,Building F161.2 Atomi, C Weapons Establishment

READING

RG74PR

Contact

Senior Category Manager

Email

AWEProcurement@awe.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ11 - Berkshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.awe.co.uk/responsible-business/our-suppliers/

Buyer's address

https://www.awe.co.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

AWE PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

Reading

RG7 4PR

Email

AWEProcurement@awe.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ - South East (England)

Companies House

02784144

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.awe.co.uk/responsible-business/our-suppliers/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law

AWE PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.awe.co.uk/responsible-business/our-suppliers/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.awe.co.uk/responsible-business/our-suppliers/

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Defence


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Professional Trustee services for the AWE Pension Scheme

Reference number

AWE00814

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66520000 - Pension services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This procurement is for the appointment of a supplier to provide a chairperson, Investment Committee (IC) Chair and Governance and Operations Committee (GOC) representative for the AWE pension trustee board via a PCR compliant route. The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

The services being procured as part of this contract are for the benefit of both AWE Plc and AWE Pension Trustees Limited, and both Contracting Authorities are within the scope of this Contract.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement is for the appointment of a supplier to provide a chairperson, Investment Committee (IC) Chair and Governance and Operations Committee (GOC) representative for the AWE pension trustee board via a PCR compliant route. The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

The services being procured as part of this contract are for the benefit of both AWE Plc and AWE Pension Trustees Limited, and both Contracting Authorities are within the scope of this Contract.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000

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

The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.


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.2.3) 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

Restricted procedure

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

20 September 2024

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

11 October 2024

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Access to the tender pack is subject to the signing and return of a Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Please contact the address below to receive, and then return to the same address, the Non-Disclosure Agreement.

AWEProcurement@awe.co.uk

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC1A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom