The Provision of Investment Management Services for the Scottish Universities Fund Ignition Strategy
Scottish National Investment Bank · UK-wide · up to £6,500,000
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What the buyer wants
Appointment of an authorised investment management firm to manage a £15 million segregated investment mandate supporting university-originated companies in Scotland under the Scottish Universities Ignition Fund Strategy.
The Bank is seeking proposals from suitably qualified and authorised investment management firms to establish and manage a 15 million GBP segregated investment mandate for the delivery of the Scottish Universities Ignition Fund Strategy ("the Mandate").
The successful bidder will be expected to establish and operate an appropriate investment vehicle through which the Mandate will be delivered, with the Bank acting as the sole investor. The Mandate forms one of two complementary investment strategies within the Scottish Universities Fund ("SUF"), a broader investment platform designed to support the creation, growth and long-term scaling of university-originated companies in Scotland.
The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint an investment manager with delegated discretion to manage the Mandate in accordance with an agreed Investment Management Contract and the requirements set out in this ITT.
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Services required
- Banking and investment services
What you will need to show
- Authorised investment management firm — Supplier must be suitably qualified and authorised to provide investment management services.
- Establish and operate investment vehicle — Supplier must be capable of establishing and operating an appropriate investment vehicle through which the mandate will be delivered.
Lots
- Lot 1 (up to £6,500,000) — The Bank is seeking proposals from suitably qualified and authorised investment management firms to establish and manage a 15 million GBP segregated investment mandate for the delivery of the Scottish Universities Ignition Strategy ("the Mandate"). The successful bidder will be expected to establish and operate an appropriate investment vehicle through which the Mandate will be delivered, with the Bank acting as the sole investor. The Mandate forms one of two complementary investment strategies within the Scottish Universities Fund ("SUF"), a broader investment platform designed to support the creation, growth and long-term scaling of university-originated companies in Scotland. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint an investment manager with delegated discretion to manage the Mandate in accordance with an agreed Investment Management Contract and the requirements set out in this ITT.
Key facts
- Buyer: Scottish National Investment Bank
- Estimated value: up to £6,500,000
- Deadline: 10 November 2026
- Location: UK-wide
- Published on: Find a Tender — read the official notice
- First seen by Tenderoo: 9 October 2026
- CPV: 66100000
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