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# The Pensions Regulator · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-pensions-regulator-gov-pb234). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Pensions Regulator is a Central government based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 52 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Pensions Regulator
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCMB-7693-JMNG` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 52
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.9m (median award: £25k) across 51 of 51 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (The Pensions Regulator)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-pensions-regulator-gov-pb234

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 51 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 46 (90%), Limited / restricted: 3 (6%), Selective: 2 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Financial Times Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/financial-times-ltd-coh-00227590):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
2. **[Greensolan Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/greensolan-ltd-coh-16170292):** 2 procedures
3. **[Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pensions-and-lifetime-savings-association-coh-01130269):** 2 procedures
4. **[Figma Inc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/figma-inc-coh-12523488):** 2 procedures
5. **[Quietroom Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/quietroom-limited-coh-04825570):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/paragon-customer-communications-london-ltd-coh-02788181):** £1.1m · [Marketing Suite (TPR Comms management platform)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marketing-suite-tpr-comms-management-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-04ce18)
2. **[Pendragon](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pendragon-GB-PPON-PLCW-9429-CVTD):** £138k · [Perspective Subscription 2026-2029](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/perspective-subscription-2026-2029-ocds-h6vhtk-065d05)
3. **[UBDS IT Consulting Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ubds-it-consulting-ltd-coh-04330005):** £137k · [Alert Escalation and Infrastructure Patching Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/alert-escalation-and-infrastructure-patching-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06c1ea) · Awarded: 2 Jun 2026
4. **[Mergermarket Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mergermarket-ltd-coh-03879547):** £114k · [Debtwire Subscription](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/debtwire-subscription-ocds-h6vhtk-05153d) · Awarded: 21 May 2025
5. **[ARDENT RECRUITMENT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ardent-recruitment-limited-coh-09714147):** £113k · [Specialist Recruitment Agency](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-recruitment-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-06c6e4)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 9
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 18
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full The Pensions Regulator intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-pensions-regulator-gov-pb234#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-pensions-regulator-gov-pb234
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt