Closed tender

LGPS Central Global Active Investment Grade Credit Sub-Fund – Manager Procurement

Details

Value
£1,800,000
Topic
Pension investment services
Published
5 December 2024
Submission
20 December 2024

Tender description

LGPS Central is looking for Global Investment Grade Credit managers that already have a minimum £5bn of external client money invested in Global Investment Grade Credit as of 30th September 2024 with a five-year track record (to the same date) in managing a Global Active Investment Grade Credit strategy. LGPSC is looking for active managers who utilise a fundamental rather than quantitative approach, evidence of strong performance, and the capability to build a robust and high-quality credit portfolio.This procurement will be split into three stages:Stage 1 - Standard Questionnaire to manage correspondence and clarifications submitted via In-Tend Stage 2 - Presentation Stage to manage correspondence (including issuing results of Stage 1)Stage 3 - Due Diligence of successful managers (including issuing results of Stage 2) Lot 1: Stage 1 - Standard Questionnaire to manage correspondence and clarifications submitted via In-Tend Stage 2 - Presentation Stage to manage correspondence (including issuing results of Stage 1)Stage 3 - Due Diligence of successful managers (including issuing results of Stage 2) Additional information: This will be a rolling contract with no fixed end date or minimum duration, however LGPS reserves the right to terminate the contract giving any applicable notice period agreed upon in any pursuant contract. This contract term has been described as 48 months only in the interest of calculating a value.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published5 December 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date20 December 2024

About the buyer

Wolverhampton City Council is a local authority that runs its own corporate procurement function covering goods and services for the city. Tenders and contract opportunities are published through the ProContract portal, where free registration takes about ten minutes. A public contracts register lists every live agreement the council holds. Projects due for retender within the next three years appear in a rolling procurement pipeline. Many requirements are sourced through existing frameworks, where suppliers have already pre-competed, rather than run as fresh competitions. Registered suppliers are notified automatically when a new opportunity matches their expertise.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Wolverhampton City Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work and health and social work.

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  • 66131100 · Pension investment services

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