Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme

Official notice

Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£3,347,110published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to AVC Wise Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

salary sacrifice scheme for additional voluntary contributions.

CPV: Pension investment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMT
Last source update: 3 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMT
Authority reference: F8324
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-009479
Classification (CPV): Pension investment services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06156c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Call off from Portsmouth Council Salary sacrifice additional voluntary contributions Framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,347,1101 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AVC Wise Ltd	£3,347,110 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 009479-2026-1 · AVC Wise Ltd
Signed
15 Dec 2025
Value
£3,347,110
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, North East, NE332RLContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

South Tyneside Council Town Hall & Civic OfficesReview body South Shields

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

AVC Wise Limited (T/a My Money Matters)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 11406613 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.