CCS016/2016UK SHAREHOLDER GOVERNANCE SERVICES ON BEHALF OF TEESSIDE PENSION FUND

Middlesbrough Council is the Administering Authority for the Teesside Pension Fund (the Fund). This is a Local Government Occupational Pension Scheme, which is largely managed in house by the Loans & Investments Section of Middlesbrough Council. For more information about the Fund please refer to (www.teespen.org). Middlesbrough Council is seeking tenders for a UK Shareholder Governance Service Provider for a period of 2 years plus an option to extend for one further year from 1st October 2016. The range of investments to cover will be stocks the Fund invests in that are constituents of the FTSE All Share plus up to 30 other quoted stocks (domiciled in UK including the Channel Islands) that the Fund may hold at any given time

Additional information: Instructions to Suppliers: Full details of the information to be provided are detailed in the tender documents .To express an interest please log onto the North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) portal via https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf and locate the Middlesbrough Council tender provision through the search facility. You will then be required to register your interest in this contract. If you are not registered on the NEPO portal (Pro Contract) you will need to complete the registration (free of charge) before registering your interest. All documentation will be available only through the Pro contract system. If you have any problems registering an interest contact Stephen Snaith telephone 01642 729178.