Defra Closed Pension Schemes Administration

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£750,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 3 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Sept 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Administration and management of two small closed pension schemes.

CPV: Insurance and pension services · Pension fund administration services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2034 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

66500000 Insurance and pension services 66523100 Pension fund administration services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Jul 2025, 11:34 BST
Last source update: 17 Jul 2025, 11:34 BST
Authority reference: P-38064
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-040852
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Insurance and pension servicesPension fund administration services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056105 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

17 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
17 Jul 2025, 11:34 BST
Market engagement
5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
We are looking to test market interest in providing pensions administration for two small, closed pension schemes. Please email me at [email protected] for more details of the schemes. The estimated contract value given above is for the 8 years of contract and does not include the actual pension payments which also need to be made. At this point we are investigating possible routes to market and seek to confirm whether suppliers would be capable, interested, and able to meet the proposed timescales.
Tender notice expected357 days ago
3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts27 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
17 Jul 2025, 11:34 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender17 Jul 2025, 11:34 BST