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Sustainability and Climate Data Services
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Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd. intends to procure comprehensive sustainability and climate data services to underpin its Responsible Investment and Engagement Strategies, including portfolio risk management, investment decision‑making, stewardship activities, and external reporting for both the partnership and its associated Partner Funds. The contract will provide an enterprise‑wide licence that enables multiple teams—Responsible Investment, Research, Investment, and Portfolio Risk—to access a broad set of sustainability metrics and climate analytics across all asset classes, from listed equities and corporate credit to sovereign credit, private markets and real estate. These data services will support the identification, assessment and management of sustainability‑related risks and opportunities that influence long‑term investment performance, and will feed into monitoring of exclusions, stewardship activities, and regulatory reporting.
The required information will include sustainability metrics and assessments, corporate accountability and governance data, human rights and international norms data, nature and biodiversity data, controversy and conduct indicators, and responsible investment policy monitoring, as well as emissions metrics, climate‑risk and scenario analysis, net‑zero transition analytics and resilience data. Providers must supply data that can be redistribuited within the Border to Coast partnership and that can be utilised by Partner Funds for their own reporting, disclosure, stewardship and regulatory needs. Integration with Border to Coast’s Investment Research and Data Platform—including BlackRock Aladdin—is essential for efficient data management, analysis, risk oversight and reporting activities, and the solution must be adaptable to evolving ESG, climate, market and regulatory standards over a multi‑year contract.
The contract is structured into three distinct lots, allowing Border to Coast the flexibility to appoint multiple providers across or within specific lots to achieve the most effective solution, while retaining the right not to procure data in areas where sufficient information already exists through external relationships. Data must adhere to globally recognised ESG and climate reporting standards such as GRI, SASB, TCFD and the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.
Description
The required information and analytics will support the identification, assessment and management of sustainability-related risks and opportunities relevant to long-term investment performance.
The scope of information required is expected to include sustainability metrics and assessments; controversy and conduct-related indicators; human rights and international norms data (including UN Global Compact-related information); information supporting the monitoring of exclusions; climate and net zero analytics; and data to support portfolio monitoring, stewardship activities, risk management and reporting requirements.
The tender is currently expected to be structured across three Lots.Border to Coast recognises that no single provider may be able to meet all requirements and therefore reserves the right to appoint multiple providers, both across Lots and within individual Lots, where this delivers the most effective solution.
Border to Coast may choose not to procure data in certain areas where relevant information is already available through existing provider relationships outside the scope of this contract.
The solution should be provided under an enterprise-wide license, enabling access across multiple teams, including Responsible Investment, Research, Investment and Portfolio Risk. The required coverage spans a broad range of asset classes, including listed equities, corporate credit, sovereign credit, private markets and real estate.
The contract is expected to support reporting and disclosure requirements across Border to Coast and its Partner Funds, including climate-related, stewardship and wider sustainability-related reporting. Certain headline sustainability and climate metrics will also need to be made available to Partner Funds through reporting processes. Partner Funds must be permitted to use relevant outputs and data for their own reporting, disclosure, stewardship and regulatory requirements. Appropriate redistribution rights within the Border to Coast partnership will therefore be required.
The provider's operating model must be capable of integrating with Border to Coast's Investment Research and Data Platform, including BlackRock Aladdin, to support efficient data management, investment analysis, risk oversight and reporting activities.
Providers should demonstrate an ability to support changing sustainability-related reporting requirements, market standards and regulatory frameworks over the life of the contract.
Contract location: UK
Communication: ITT documents can be accessed via Proactis ProContract opportunity ID DN825545. https://procontract.due-north.com
Enquiry deadline: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00
Submission address and any special instructions: ITT documents can be accessed via Proactis ProContract opportunity ID DN825545. https://procontract.due-north.com
Tenders may be submitted electronically: allowed
Award decision date (estimated): 2026-11-13T23:59:59Z
Lot: 1
Description: Sustainability data (including): - Sustainability metrics and assessments; - Corporate accountability and governance data; - Human rights and international norms data; - Nature and biodiversity data; - Controversy and conduct-related data; and - Responsible Investment policy monitoring (including controversial weapons).
Lot value (estimated)
1.280.000,00 GBP including VAT
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The contract will be for an initial period of 4 years with an option to extend for up to a further 4 years (4+2+2).
Lot: 2
Description: Climate and transition data and analytics: - Emissions metrics; - Transition and net zero analytics; - Climate risk and scenario analysis; and - Climate resilience-related data.
Lot value (estimated)
1.280.000,00 GBP including VAT
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The contract will be for an initial period of 4 years with an option to extend for up to a further 4 years (4+2+2).
Lot: 3
Description: Sustainable bond and impact data: - Use of proceeds data; - Sustainable bond analytics; - Labelled bond data; - Impact measurement and reporting data; and - Data aligned to recognised impact frameworks
Lot value (estimated)
800.000,00 GBP including VAT
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The contract will be for an initial period of 4 years with an option to extend for up to a further 4 years (4+2+2).
Award criteria:
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | quality | 80% |
| Price | price | 20% |
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: En