Contract

Provision of Investment Risk Platform Services

  • National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) 

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-035311

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-039791

Published 30 November 2023, 10:53am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) 

10 South Colonnade 1st floor

London

E14 4PU

Email

procurement@nestcorporation.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nestpensions.org.uk

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

Provision of Investment Risk Platform Services

Reference number

TEN-2223-015

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72212411 - Investment management software development services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This tender requirement is for the Provision of Investment Risk Platform Services across a five year contract duration, to support Nest in monitoring and analysing risk profiles of their investments at both asset class and multi-asset portfolio level.

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: £1,750,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This tender requirement is for the Provision of Investment Risk Platform Services across a five year contract duration, to support Nest in monitoring and analysing risk profiles of their investments at both asset class and multi-asset portfolio level.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality & Technical / Weighting: 70%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%

Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 20%

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-001192


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

TEN-2223-015

Title

Provision of Investment Risk Platform Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 September 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

BlackRock Financial Management Inc

50 Hudson Yards

New York

NY 10001

Country

United States

NUTS code
  • US - United States
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,750,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Nest Corporation

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 4PU

Email

procurement@nestcorporation.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The contracting authority will operate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers to provide time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Unsuccessful tenderers shall be notified by the contracting authority as soon as possible after the decision is made as to the reasons why they were unsuccessful.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide that aggrieved parties who have been harmed, or are at risk of harm, by breach of the rules are to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)