Pensions Administration Operational Support Service Framework

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Key requirements

Extracted from the notice; check the official documents.

Tender deadline

30 Sept 2026, 14:00

Clarification questions by

9 Sept 2026, 14:00

Estimated value

£130m£156m including VAT

Contract period

11 Jan 2027 to 10 Jan 2031 (4 years)

Procedure

Open procedure

Legal basis

Procurement Act 2023

Type

Framework agreement

Delivery location (NUTS/ITL)

United Kingdom

CPV code

66520000 Pension services

Suitability (buyer's flag)

SME-suitable

Submission method

Electronic submission allowed

5 lots

Lot 1: Pensions Administration Operational Services£40m · 11 Jan 2027 to 10 Jan 2031 (4 years) · SME-suitable
Lot 2: Provision of Specialist Pensions Communications and Engagement Services£30m · 11 Jan 2027 to 10 Jan 2031 (4 years) · SME-suitable
Lot 3: Business Change and Transformation£20m · 11 Jan 2027 to 10 Jan 2031 (4 years) · SME-suitable
Lot 4: Independent Assurance, Risk and Internal Controls£20m · 11 Jan 2027 to 10 Jan 2031 (4 years) · SME-suitable
Lot 5: Enabling Pension Technology Services£20m · 11 Jan 2027 to 10 Jan 2031 (4 years) · SME-suitable

Award criteria

Quality100%

How to respond

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Councils e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolk…

Description

Norfolk County Council on its own behalf and on behalf of the Pension Funds listed below wish to let a Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the provision of specialist operational support for pension administration services primarily in the support of The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). - Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority of the Cheshire Pension Fund) - Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund) - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund) - City of Wolverhampton Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund) This framework may also be used by: - Any LGPS administering authorities as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/2356) (as amended) including the Firefighters' Pension Scheme and Police Pension Schemes and any of their participating employing authorities, or in relation to the LGPS in Scotland, any administering authority and any of their scheme employers as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/141) (as amended), - NILGOSC in Northern Ireland and employing authorities as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (SRNI 2014/188) (as amended), - The Board of the Pension Protection Fund. - Local Government Association (LGA) - Any other administering authority or scheme manager of a public-sector pension scheme or any public-sector body that requires pensions related services, and - Any LGPS Fund(s) or groups of funds, or any bodies, organisations or companies established by them for the purpose of operating on a collective basis. This Framework will be split into Lots. Contracts awarded under the framework may have a maximum total duration of 5 years. No contract awarded from the framework will be permitted to extend beyond 10th January 2036.

Who won

No award has been published for this tender, and we have no earlier award notices from Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund) in this sector.

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