Contract

ESG & RI Advice & Consultancy Services

  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-027045

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03fc4b

Published 13 September 2023, 10:29am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

The Castle

WINCHESTER

SO238ZB

Contact

Samantha Pullinger

Email

samantha.pullinger@hants.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3707798816

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.hants.gov.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

ESG & RI Advice & Consultancy Services

Reference number

EX21735

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66523000 - Pension fund consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Hampshire County Council Council, procuring on behalf of the ACCESS Pool of LGPS Pension Funds, undertook a call off from Lot 4 of the National LGPS Framework for Stewardship Services for the provision of ESG and Responsible Investment advice and consultancy services. All eligible suppliers were invited to submit a tender.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £204,282

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Hampshire County Council Council, procuring on behalf of the ACCESS Pool of LGPS Pension Funds, undertook a call off from Lot 4 of the National LGPS Framework for Stewardship Services for the provision of ESG and Responsible Investment advice and consultancy services. All eligible suppliers were invited to submit a tender.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

This notice is issued by Hampshire County Council as the Lead Procurement Authority for the ACCESS Pool of LGPS Pension Funds.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This procurement was a call off from an established framework and therefore no initial call for competition notice was required.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Title

ESG & RI Advice & Consultancy Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 September 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd

Exchange Tower, 2 Harbour Exchange Square

London

E14 9GE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

02300269

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £300,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £204,282


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England & Wales

The Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom