Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)
10 South Colonnade 1st floor
London
E14 4PU
UK
Telephone: +44 2030563652
E-mail: Procurement@nestcorporation.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nestpensions.org.uk/schemeweb/nest.html
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
TEN-1920-022 — Proxy Voting Research and Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Nest Corporation is seeking to work with an organisation that provides proxy voting research and reporting services (the Provider). The Provider will support Nest’s investment team with a number of its stewardship functions primarily around, but not limited to voting. The provider will have expert knowledge and in-depth analysis on corporate governance as well as social and environmental practices and policies of listed companies globally.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
176 250.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nest Corporation is seeking to work with an organisation that provides proxy voting research and reporting services (the Provider). The Provider will support Nest’s investment team with a number of its stewardship functions primarily around, but not limited to voting. The Provider will have expert knowledge and in-depth analysis on corporate governance as well as social and environmental practices and policies of listed companies globally.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 246-606361
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Minerva Analytics
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 176 250.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Employment Savings Trust
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/06/2020