Official UK procurement notice
Stewardship Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: LGPS CENTRAL LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority requires a stewardship provider that supports the Authority in exercising its responsibilities as an active owner of assets on behalf of Partner Funds. This includes engaging with investee companies on financially material environmental, social and governance issues, supporting the exercise of voting rights, providing research and analysis on stewardship risks and opportunities, and reporting on engagement activities and outcomes
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: This Competitive Flexible Procedure will comprise of a single response to this invitation to Tender (ITT). Responses to this ITT will be evaluated in four (4) assessment stages, including an interim assessment stage. See ITT documentation for more information.
CPV: Pension services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,260,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Engagement Research & Capability (including financial materiality): 15%
- Voting Policy, Research, & Execution: 15%
- Advocacy/Market-Level Engagement: 10%
- Stewardship Reporting and Data Quality: 10%
- Operational Resilience: 5%
- Relationship Management & Service Delivery: 5%
- Implementation Planning: 5%
- Platform Demonstration: 10%
- Net Price: 25%
Published award criteria (9)
- Engagement Research & Capability (including financial materiality)
- Voting Policy, Research, & Execution
- Advocacy/Market-Level Engagement
- Stewardship Reporting and Data Quality
- Operational Resilience
- Relationship Management & Service Delivery
- Implementation Planning
- Net Price
- Platform Demonstration: Please note: This criterion only applies to suppliers who reach Stage 4: Final Assessment. Please see ITT for further detail.
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2031
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
LGPSC0042- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088733- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07758bFind a Tender
- How it runs
This Competitive Flexible Procedure will comprise of a single response to this invitation to Tender (ITT).
Responses to this ITT will be evaluated in four (4) assessment stages, including an interim assessment stage.
See ITT documentation for more information.
- Risks
Due to the evolving situation in relation to pension pooling and the associated regulatory landscape within the UK, there is a known risk that LGPS Central may require additional support beyond the scope of this Procurement. This could include assistance with advanced reporting configurations, integration of new data sources and the development of enhanced disclosures as regulatory expectations change (such as additional ESG reporting). The Authority reserves the right to include these additional items under this contract if the need arises.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This procurement is being undertaken through the use of an electronic tendering web-based system called In-Tend.
In order to participate in this procurement and download/submit the tender documentation, you will need to be registered on the Authority's e-tendering site at in-tendhost.co.uk/lgpscentral/ ↗
Suppliers only need to register once. Use of the Authority's e-tendering system is free for Tenderers throughout the whole procurement process.
Timeline
18 Sept 2026 → 12 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Clarification questions by25 days ago2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 days ago13 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 15 days12 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 16 days12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published18 Sept 2026, 14:22 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender