CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of Treasury Advisory Services to Newport City Council

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Newport City Council is seeking the provision of advisory services in relation to the City Council’s borrowing and investment activities and other treasury management functions such as financial market information and intelligent analysis.

The Contract will be for a period of 7 years, with possible annual extension for a further 2 years on the basis of satisfactory performance.

This advert should be read in conjunction to the Invitation to Tender document available through etenderwales, ITT_101275.

Services to include Borrowing, Investments, Interest Rate Forecasts and Market Information, Technical and Capital Finance Advice, Leasing Advisory Services and Documentation – TM Strategy, TMPs, Reports.

The Council retains an investment balance of at least £10m to retain professional investment status under MiFiD II, and advisory services will need to be applicable to those levels of investment, to include for instance

Advice on how to keep the Council’s funds secure and manage the risks associated with external investments. Throughout the contract, up-to-date advice (daily or live) is needed on:

• counterparties that should be included or removed from the

Council’s lending list

• the limits for individual counterparties (amount and period of

investment)

• alternative investment options available

• which financial instruments should be used

• a toolkit to easily work out liability benchmark

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=129354

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

NCC-2022-151

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- Click the “Suppliers register here” link

- Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the Project

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant ITT (ITT_101275) to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the page.

- This will move the ITT into your “My ITT” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the ITT code to access the content

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Create Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the Bravo Solution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:

- email: help@bravosolution.co.uk

- Phone: 0800 368 4850

(WA Ref:129354)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice