Official UK procurement notice
A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Benchmarking and Cost Transparency Services
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Local Government Association
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund), on its own behalf and on behalf of Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) (a body set up under Section 7 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 and The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 110-113), Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund), Lincolnshire County Council (as Administering Authority of the Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund), Scottish Border Council (as Administering Authority of the Scottish Border Pension Fund), South Yorkshire Pensions Authority, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Great Manchester Pension Fund) and Torfaen County Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Gwent Pension Fund), has established a multi-lot, multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Cost Transparency and Benchmarking Services to be available to all LGPS Funds and other bodies as defined in the Find a Tender Contract Notice, to provide national access to high quality efficient and effective services at the best possible price.
Scottish Borders Council (as Administering Authority of the Scottish Borders Pension Fund) Old School Building, Newtown St. Boswells, TD6 0SA, [email protected], www.scottishborderscouncilpensionfund.org ↗ will also carried out part of the procurement by assessing tenders and specification writing. Scottish Borders Council are not on the identification register.
CPV: Pension services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 4 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 4 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 20 Apr 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 19 Apr 2030
- Buyer regions
- UK
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 1% of call-off value
Who may buy through it
- Any LGPS administering authorities as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 (SS1 2013/2356) (as amended) including the Firefighters' 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.
- 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.
Published description of the framework
Users of the framework will appoint service providers by holding a further competition exercise amongst those providers identified within the relevant Lot of the framework as being capable of suppling the required services (all lots), or through direct award i.e. single tender to one provider (all lots)."
Under this Framework Agreement users will be allowed to directly award to one supplier on the Framework Agreement without competing the requirement. Price may be a component when selecting the supplier to be awarded the contract.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £5,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Investment Cost Data Collation and Reporting ServicesAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Investment Cost Data Analysis and Benchmarking ServicesAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality
- “A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Benchmarking…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- - Any LGPS administering authorities as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 (SS1 2013/2356) (as amended) including the Firefighters' 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. - 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. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
NCCT43181- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084124- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056491Find a Tender
- Risks
Please note that both Norfolk County Council and Suffolk County Council have approved a devolution deal which is expected to lead to the establishment of a Mayoral Combined County Authority with strategic powers, headed by an elected mayor. Subject to the government laying a Statutory Instrument and to its approval by Parliament to formally establish the new combined authority, the first Mayoral election is expected to be in 2028.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 1% of call-off value
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc ↗. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Buyer… ↗. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected].
Timeline
23 Jul 2025 → 19 Jun 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published23 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
- Market engagement1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
An early market engagement meeting will be taking place on the 13th August 2025 at 11am in London.
For further details and to express an interest in attending, please contact [email protected]
- Next notice expected330 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published314 days ago18 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMT
- Clarification questions by278 days ago23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends264 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by248 days ago21 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent201 days ago10 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts191 days ago20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends189 days ago21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published131 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
Notice history
13 events · 9 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2025- Planned procurement notice published23 Jul 2025, 12:59 BSTUK3
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jul 2025, 13:00 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jul 2025, 14:03 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published28 Jul 2025, 11:55 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published28 Jul 2025, 12:51 BSTUK3
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Jul 2025, 15:35 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published18 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active18 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMT
- Deadline moved to 6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT18 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMT+10 days · was 27 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published10 Apr 2026, 14:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Apr 2026, 14:41 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Jun 2026, 12:56 BSTUK7
Published amendments (4)
Market Engagement meeting is taking place on the 13th August 2025 at 11am.
Edit to name of Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) for other organisation number 4
Edits to details for other organisation 4 Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Details updated for other organisation 4 Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB)
Routine re-releases (9)
- 2025-07: 6 releases · 23 Jul 2025, 28 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£5,000,000 inc. VAT is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Investment Cost Data Collation and Reporting Services1 award | |||
| BYHIRAS (EUROPE) LIMITED, CACEIS BANK UK Branch, CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED, CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITED23 Apr 2026 – 22 Apr 2030 | ceiling above | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Investment Cost Data Analysis and Benchmarking Services1 award | |||
| CACEIS BANK UK Branch, CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED, CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITED23 Apr 2026 – 22 Apr 2030 | ceiling above | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £5,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Investment Cost Data Collation and Reporting Services · BYHIRAS (EUROPE) LIMITED, CACEIS BANK UK Branch, CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED, CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITED
- Signed
- 5 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 5 May 2026 – 22 Apr 2030
- Status
- active
Investment Cost Data Analysis and Benchmarking Services · CACEIS BANK UK Branch, CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED, CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITED
- Signed
- 5 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 5 May 2026 – 22 Apr 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Investment Cost Data Collation and Reporting Services | 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Investment Cost Data Analysis and Benchmarking Services | 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
9 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Local Government AssociationBeneficiary authority
- Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund)Procuring entityAssessing Tenders and Specification Writing
- Greater Gwent (As Administering Authority of Torfaen Pension Fund)Procuring entityAssessing Tenders and Specification Writing
- Lincolnshire County Council (as Administering Authority of the Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund)Procuring entityAssessing Tenders and Specification Writing
- Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) (a body set up under Section 7 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 and The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 110-113)Procuring entityAssessing Tenders and Specification Writing
- South Yorkshire Pensions AuthorityProcuring entityAssessing Tenders and Specification Writing
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)Procuring entityAssessing Tenders and Specification Writing
- West Sussex County Council (as Administering Authority of West Sussex Pension Fund)Procuring entityAssessing Tenders and Specification Writing
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- BYHIRAS (EUROPE) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CACEIS BANK UK BranchFramework contractor
- CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (19)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract
- Signed contract
- Signed contract
- Signed contract
- Signed contract
- Signed contract
- Signed contract
- Bidding documents and specifications All correspondence and clarifications regarding the procurement should go through In-Tend: http://In-Tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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