Torus62 Ltd: Provision of Treasury Advisory Services

UK-St Helens: Treasury services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Torus62 Limited
       Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7738716643, Email: kate.ryan@torus.co.uk
       Contact: Kate Ryan
       Main Address: www.delta-esourcing.com
       NUTS Code: UKD

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Provision of Treasury Advisory Services            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         66600000 - Treasury services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Provision of treasury advisory and related services covering all areas of treasury.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 250,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Torus are looking to seek an adisory for the provision of treasury advisory and related services covering all areas of treasury. The advisors will operate under a contract that will be in two parts, a retained fixed fee for regular treasury service, and a daily rate for more bespoke additional treasury advice. The advisors will operate partly under a retained fixed fee arrangement covering the following treasury services:
•Information – regular stream of daily, weekly and monthly information and forecasts
•credit worthiness date - weekly credit lists that set out ratings and rating actions from the three main ratings agencies and, where available, credit default spreads
•helpline - telephone access to members of the treasury housing team to seek reasonable advice on day-to-day treasury management and funding to include a nominated consultant to be assigned to Torus?
•business plan - provision of suggested assumptions for inflation and interest rates, which take account of forecasts. Funders eye review of the business plan, review stress testing and assistance with the production of board business plan reports
•annual treasury strategy – preparation and implementation of the annual treasury management strategy which sets out the recommendations for the short and medium-term management of Torus’s treasury operations
•supporting existing funding relationships - advising on the interpretation of loan agreements, providing analysis and arguments for discussion with lenders
•treasury management policy and procedures - annual review of Torus’s policy to ensure that it is appropriate for us and complies with best practice and recommend changes where necessary
•technical updates and training - updates on current issues
•investments - provision of details on available deposit rates and opportunities for improving the investment strategy
•management information systems and treasury reporting systems
•training and knowledge transfer – tailored training to board members and staff
Additional specialist Treasury advice that will fall outside the scope of the retained services listed above but not limited to the following:

Such additional services include:

•Structuring and negotiation of loan facilities
•Capital market loans
•Restructuring of loan facilities
•Adoption of the wider rules on treasury management
•Negotiation of credit lines for standalone swaps
•Financial modelling
•Feasibility and viability studies
•Review of business plans
•Joint venture arrangements

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30
            

      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
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2021/S 000-031281
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 16/05/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Savills Uk Limited, 02605138
             33, Margaret Street,, London, W1G 0JD, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKD
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 250,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 250,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=705410517

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Torus62 Limited
          St Helens, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Golden Gates Housing
          Bank House, Warrington, WA1 1RH, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1925452409

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/07/2022