Contract

ACCESS Pool Authorised Contractual Scheme Operator

  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
  • Hertfordshire County Council
  • Isle of Wight Council
  • Kent County Council
  • Norfolk County Council
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  • Suffolk County Council
  • West Northamptonshire Council
  • West Sussex County Council
  • East Sussex County Council
  • Cambridgeshire County Council
  • Essex County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-040158

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0449ad

Published 12 December 2024, 4:33pm



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 1962847826-847826

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.1) Name and addresses

Hertfordshire County Council

Hertford

Email

contact@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/home.aspx

one.1) Name and addresses

Isle of Wight Council

Isle of Wight

Email

customer.services@iow.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ34 - Isle of Wight

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.iow.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Kent County Council

Maidstone

Email

county.hall@kent.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ4 - Kent

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.kent.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk County Council

Norwich

Email

DPCST@norfolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Suffolk County Council

Ipswitch

Email

customer.services@suffolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH14 - Suffolk

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

West Northamptonshire Council

Northampton

Email

enquiries.nbc@westnorthants.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF24 - West Northamptonshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

West Sussex County Council

Chichester

Email

procurement@westsussex.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

East Sussex County Council

Lewes

Email

purchasing.queries@eastsussex.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridge

Email

procurementandcommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.cambridgshire.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Essex County Council

Chelmsford

Email

procurement.team@essex.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH3 - Essex

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

ACCESS Pool Authorised Contractual Scheme Operator

Reference number

EX21332

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66141000 - Pension fund management services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Hampshire County Council (the Authority) is procuring this requirement on behalf of the ACCESS Pool of LGPS Pensions.

ACCESS is seeking a suitably experienced, knowledgeable and skilled organisation, with the appropriate regulatory registrations, to fulfil the role of the FCA regulated company which undertakes selection, appointment, dismissal and variation of terms of investment managers, and provides and operates pool vehicles for Administering Authorities in the ACCESS Pool.

The Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS) is an authorised contractual scheme in co-ownership form and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with effect from 9 August 2018. The ACS has an unlimited duration

The ACCESS Pool is a collaboration of 11 like-minded Local Government Pension Scheme

Authorities, investing the pensions of over one million members, delivering strong

investment performance, achieving greater cost efficiency and benefiting from the best of

local authority procurement. Further information regarding the ACCESS Pool can be found

here: https://www.accesspool.org/.

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: £80,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 66131100 - Pension investment services
  • 66520000 - Pension services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH3 - Essex
  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
  • UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)
  • UKJ28 - West Sussex (North East)
  • UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
  • UKJ4 - Kent

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Hampshire County Council is undertaking this procurement on behalf of the ACCESS Pool of LGPS Pension Funds.

The procurement will follow a single stage, Open Tender process for the appointment of a the ACS Operator.

The Operator Agreement will run for a term of up to 10 years, subject to review in the 5th year.

Tenderers should note that the Estimated Value provided in this notice is an estimate of fees payable over the life of the contract based on current and anticipated AuM growth over the life of the contract. The actual fees payable will depend on these and other relevant factors applicable over the course of the contract. This amount should not be taken as a guaranteed value or payment.

Full details of the requirement can be found in the Specification at Annex 1 of the ITT

documentation by registering within Hampshire's instance of the In-Tend e-procurement

platform at the following URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Method Statements / Weighting: Pass / Fail

Quality criterion - Name: People & Organisation / Weighting: 16%

Quality criterion - Name: Scheme Management / Weighting: 16%

Quality criterion - Name: Reporting / Weighting: 16%

Quality criterion - Name: Third Party Management, Due Diligence & Value for Money / Weighting: 16%

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Onboarding / Weighting: 16%

Price - Weighting: 20%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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: 2024/S 000-008577


Section five. Award of contract

Title

ACCESS Pool Authorised Contractual Scheme Operator

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Waystone Management (UK) Limited

20-22 Bedford Row

London

WC1R 4EB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

03692681

Internet address

www.waystone.com

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £80,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £80,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The stated contract value is an estimate of fees payable over the life of the contract based on current and anticipated AuM growth over the life of the contract and the successful tenderer's submitted fees. The actual fees payable will depend on these and other relevant factors applicable over the course of the contract. This amount should not be taken as a guaranteed value or payment.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

The Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom