Official UK procurement notice
National Pensions Administration Services Framework
Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire has awarded contracts for a National Pensions Administration Services Framework in collaboration with BlueLight Commercial.
This framework was run as an open framework under the Procurement Act 2023.
The Framework is an Open Framework and will re-open at 3 and 5 years, in June 2029 and June 2031 respectively.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Oct 2033, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Insurance and pension services · Pension fund management services · 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
- 3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 18 Jun 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 28 Jun 2034
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 1% of call-off value · A management charge is applied for the framework.
Who may buy through it
The framework is available to Police Contracting Authorities, UK Fire and Rescue Services, NHS Bodies, The National Crime Agency (NCA), local and combined authorities, the Home Office, NPCC, College of Policing, Fire Service College, Border Force, Highways, Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities, Independent Office for Police Conduct, Organisations set up under the Crime and Courts Act 2013, BlueLight Commercial, Police Digital Service and the Local Government Pension Service (LGPS) as detailed in Section 11 (framework participants) of the Statement of requirement document.
Published description of the framework
The framework is an open Framework which allows for direct award or further competition against. it. Users will need to complete a Customer access agreement to access and use the framework.
- XPS Pension Sharing Project · Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham · 20 Aug 2026
Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£93,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the ITT Statement of requirements for the detail relating to legal and financial capacity
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the ITT Statement of requirements for the detail relating to technical ability
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Pricing: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: A set of quality and technical questions to assess supplier suitability
- Social Value
- Pricing: A commercial offer for the provision of pension services
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the ITT Statement of requirements for the detail relating to legal and financial capacity
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the ITT Statement of requirements for the detail relating to technical ability
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “National Pensions Administration Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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 the vehicle
- The framework is available to Police Contracting Authorities, UK Fire and Rescue Services, NHS Bodies, The National Crime Agency (NCA), local and combined authorities, the Home Office, NPCC, College of Policing, Fire Service College, Border Force, Highways, Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities, Independent Office for Police Conduct, Organisations set up under the Crime and Courts Act 2013, BlueLight Commercial, Police Digital Service and the Local Government Pension Service (LGPS) as detailed in Section 11 (framework participants) of the Statement of requirement document. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Oct 2033
- First published
- 30 May 2025, 10:29 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 07:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 May 2026
- Authority reference
C1141- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000475- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052965Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Information detailed in the framework agreement and terms of conditions of tender
- Risks
Introduction of new legislation relating to pensions administration
Changes to existing legislation relating to pensions
Reversal of any remedy decisions
Changes to pension administration scheme manager model
Changes to policing models and governance arrangements
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 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 · A management charge is applied for the framework.
Submission should be undertaken via the Atamis tendering portal. northamptonshire-opfcc.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
30 May 2025 → 28 Jul 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published30 May 2025, 10:29 BST
- Market engagement30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
The Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire in partnership with Blue Light Commercial are looking to establish a framework for pension administration and software. It is intended that the framework will be divided into two lots 1. Pensions Administration and 2. Pensions Software. Final decisions around the formation of the framework will be made following pre-market engagement. We would like to engage with the market to seek views on our specification and input on the framework and are running sessions for both pensions administration and pensions software on 3rd July 2025. If you would like to be involved and attend one of the market engagement events please contact us at [email protected] your preference for Pension Administration, Pensions Software or both.
- Next notice expected4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published284 days ago5 Jan 2026, 17:25 GMT
- Clarification questions by259 days ago30 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends238 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by151 days ago18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent141 days ago29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends129 days ago9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts121 days ago18 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published81 days ago28 Jul 2026, 07:57 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 May 2025, 10:29 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published5 Jan 2026, 17:25 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £93,000,0005 Jan 2026, 17:25 GMT
- Status changed to active5 Jan 2026, 17:25 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Jan 2026, 17:25 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT5 Jan 2026, 17:25 GMT
- Contract award notice published29 May 2026, 15:10 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 May 2026, 15:10 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 Jul 2026, 07:57 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 30 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sopra Steria LimitedSME, West Yorkshire Pension Fund, XPS Administration LimitedNational Pensions Administration Framework18 Jun 2026 – 17 Jun 2029 · up to 17 Jun 2034Extensions: Once awarded it is anticipated that the framework will re-open at 3 and 5 years in May 2029 and May 2031 respectively. | £93,000,000 | 26 May 2026standstill to 9 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Contracts
Pensions Administration Framework
- Signed
- 29 Jun 2026
- Value
- £93,000,000
- Period
- 29 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2029 · up to 28 Jun 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Once awarded it is anticipated that the framework will re-open at 3 and 5 years in June 2029 and June 2031 respectively.
4 agreed KPIs: SLA Compliance · Framework- Governance · Customer Satisfaction …
- SLA Compliance, Percentage of targets met to measure adherence to agreed service levels as documented in Annex 3 SLA Framework Level
- Framework- Governance, Provide a log of all call-off contacts completed in the prior calendar month by the Contractor to the Framework Authority by the 10th of every month.
- Customer Satisfaction, Consolidated Survey results from Member Surveys issued in the latest contracting year to understand the overall Member Experience and customer satisfaction.
- Framework- Contract Management Performance, Receipt of timely and accurate contract management information as per the Statement of Requirements and Conditions of the contract. This tracks contract performance, contractual obligations and encourages strategic relationship management.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonWest Yorkshire Pension Fund · Yorkshire and the Humber
- wonXPS Administration Limited · South East England
- wonSopra Steria Limited · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Sopra Steria LimitedFramework contractor
- West Yorkshire Pension FundFramework contractor
- XPS AdministrationFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details 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