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ACCESS Private Equity Allocators

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The Authority is seeking to appoint up to two Private Equity Allocators to manage and grow the Private Equity Mandates of the ACCESS Pool members. Two allocators will be appointed unless only one supplier is capable of meeting the requirements set out in the ITT, in which case the Authority reserves the right to appoint only a single supplier. This procurement is being undertaken by Hampshire County Council (the Authority) on behalf of the Administering Authorities who together comprise the ACCESS Pool. 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/.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£1bn
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Dec 2024
Award ID
000165-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 3288300
Location
London, UKI, W1H 7A, United Kingdom
Contract value
£1bn
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Dec 2024
Award ID
000165-2025-2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 2512083
Location
London, UKI, W1B 5AN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV66131100 — Pension investment services

Lots

  • Hampshire County Council is running this procurement on behalf of ACCESS pool and is seeking to appoint up to two investment managers to undertake the role of Private Equity Allocator in relation to the ACCESS Pool's Private Equity Mandates. The procurement will be carried out as a two stage Restricted procedure. At the conclusion of the procurement procedure, each named Authority who wishes to undertake this type of investment will enter into its own contract with the successful Supplier at their own discretion. The duration of the contract(s) shall be thirty (30) years, subject to a five (5) yearly review cycle during this period.£2bn

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
EX23875
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Invitation Date
17 Jun 2024, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
24 May 2024, 14:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
66131100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pension investment services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
120

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Hampshire County Council is running this procurement on behalf of ACCESS pool and is seeking to appoint up to two investment managers to undertake the role of Private Equity Allocator in relation to the ACCESS Pool's Private Equity Mandates. The procurement will be carried out as a two stage Restricted procedure. At the conclusion of the procurement procedure, each named Authority who wishes to undertake this type of investment will enter into its own contract with the successful Supplier at their own discretion. The duration of the contract(s) shall be thirty (30) years, subject to a five (5) yearly review cycle during this period.

Value

Amount
2,000,000,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The Private Equity Allocator Contracts will be for a term of 30 years but subject to a 5 yearly review cycle.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
10,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF2
Entry 2
Region
UKH
Entry 3
Region
UKJ
Entry 4
Region
UKF2
Entry 5
Region
UKH
Entry 6
Region
UKJ

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-14289
Name
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ36
Locality
WINCHESTER
Postal Code
SO238UJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Castle

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Samantha Pullinger
Telephone
+44 1962847826-847826
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-111485
Name
Hartfordshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Hartford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Hartfordshire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-60326
Name
Isle of Wight Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ34
Locality
Isle of Wight
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Isle of Wight Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-1195
Name
Kent County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ4
Locality
Maidstone
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Kent County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-1374
Name
Norfolk County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH15
Locality
Norwich
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Norfolk County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-77238
Name
Suffolk County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
Ipswitch
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Suffolk County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-25010
Name
West Northamptonshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF24
Locality
Northampton
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
West Northamptonshire Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-9948
Name
West Sussex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ27
Locality
Chichester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
West Sussex County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-12201
Name
East Sussex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ22
Locality
Lewes
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
East Sussex County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 10
Id
GB-FTS-1060
Name
Cambridgeshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH12
Locality
Cambridge
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Cambridgeshire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 11
Id
GB-FTS-3523
Name
Essex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH3
Locality
Chelmsford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Essex County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 12
Id
GB-FTS-19982
Name
High Courts of England & Wales

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Courts of England & Wales
Organisation 13
Id
GB-FTS-1879
Name
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ36
Locality
WINCHESTER
Postal Code
SO238ZB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Castle

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Samantha Pullinger
Telephone
+44 1962847826-847826
Organisation 14
Id
GB-COH-3288300
Name
Adams Street Partners LLC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1H 7A
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7th Floor, One Great Cumberland Place

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
3288300
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Adams Street Partners LLC
Organisation 15
Id
GB-COH-2512083
Name
HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1B 5AN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
20 Air Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
2512083
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
000165-2025-1
Title
ACCESS Private Equity Allocator - Contract A
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-3288300
Name
Adams Street Partners LLC

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
000165-2025-2
Title
ACCESS Private Equity Allocator - Contract B
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-2512083
Name
HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000165-2025-1
Title
ACCESS Private Equity Allocator - Contract A
Status
active
Award ID
000165-2025-1
Date Signed
16 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,000,000,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
000165-2025-2
Title
ACCESS Private Equity Allocator - Contract B
Status
active
Award ID
000165-2025-2
Date Signed
16 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,000,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · WINCHESTER · UKJ36 · SO238ZB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF2
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKJ

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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