Published date: 25 September 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 19 July 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Pension investment services - 66131100

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£86,190

Procurement reference

IA3024

Published date

25 September 2023

Closing date

19 July 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Exception against internal procurement regulations

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Transition manager, who will manage the divestment from J.P. Morgan and investment into the LGPS Central FBI fund. The transition manager will reduce costs by transitioning assets 'in-specie' where possible and position the assets into the desired portfolio for the new investment.
Staffordshire Pension Fund invests in a variety of listed equity assets. At the Pensions Panel on 6 June 2023, Members approved an increase in the Fund's allocation to Factor-Based Investment (FBI) equities from 5.0% to 8.8% of the Fund.
As part of this approval, an allocation of 4.4% (c£295m) of the Fund was awarded to a new investment, the LGPS Central All World Equity Climate Multi Factor Fund. The assets to fund this investment were approved to be taken from an existing manager, J.P. Morgan, who currently manage over 10% of Fund assets.


Award information

Awarded date

19 July 2023

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Total value of contract

£86,190

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited

Address

Ropemaker Place
28 Ropemaker Street
London
EC2Y 9HD

Reference

Companies House number: 03704031

Value of contract

£86,190

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Kendall

Address

Tipping Street
Stafford
ST16 2DH
United Kingdom

Telephone

+441785854656

Email

laura.kendall@staffordshire.gov.uk