Find a TenderAwardedContract performance notice

Published 28 May 2025, 10:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GMC2183 Associate Pension Provider

Official notice

Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable

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

Concession value (operator's revenue)£4,500,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget · 1 value update

Submissions closed 8 Aug 2025awarded 4 Sept 2025

Awarded to TPT RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To appoint a pension provider for our associate workers in line with associate worker regulations

CPV: Pension services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£4,500,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2035 with extensionsValue: £4,500,000 exc. VAT · £5,400,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: the contract can be extended for one period of five (5) years

66520000 Pension services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Price: 10

Published sub-criteria (1)

Commercial: 10

Published award criteria (2)

Quality : Quality 80%
Commercial: 10%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 10 of 10 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 May 2025, 10:09 BST
Last source update: 20 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 10 Sept 2025
Authority reference: GMC2183
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-038464
Latest notice: Contract performance notice (UK9)
Classification (CPV): Pension services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052788 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 23 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.mytenders.co.uk ↗

Timeline

28 May 2025 → 20 Oct 2026 · 10 dates

Planning notice published
28 May 2025, 10:09 BST
Tender notice published
9 Jul 2025, 10:11 BST
Next notice expected
9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification questions by
23 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
4 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by
10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends
15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts387 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published2 days ago
20 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST

Notice history

11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice published
28 May 2025, 10:09 BST
UK2
Tender notice published
9 Jul 2025, 10:11 BST
UK4
Published value published: £4,500,000
9 Jul 2025, 10:11 BST
Status changed to active
9 Jul 2025, 10:11 BST
Procurement method changed
9 Jul 2025, 10:11 BST
Deadline published: 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
9 Jul 2025, 10:11 BST
Contract award notice published
4 Sept 2025, 16:45 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
4 Sept 2025, 16:45 BST
Contract signature expected
19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
21 Nov 2025, 14:38 GMT
UK7
Contract performance notice published
20 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
UK9

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-07: 1 release · 9 Jul 2025
2025-05: 1 release · 28 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £4,500,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TPT RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2035Extensions: option to extend for a further five (5) years	£4,500,000	4 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

GMC2183 Associate Pension Provider · TPT RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSME
Signed
28 Oct 2025
Value
£4,500,000
Period
28 Oct 2025 – 8 Oct 2030 · up to 7 Oct 2035 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The contract will run from the date of the award of the contract to for five (5) years, with the option to extend for a further five (5) years.
3 agreed KPIs: Administration case completion within SLA% · Customer satisfaction score · Response to GMC inquires
- Administration case completion within SLA%
- Customer satisfaction score
- Response to GMC inquires
- Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI Administration case completion within SLA% · to 8 Oct 2026
- Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI Customer satisfaction score · to 8 Oct 2026
- Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI Response to GMC inquires · to 8 Oct 2026

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Who bid

wonTPT Retirement Solutions LimitedSME · Yorkshire and the Humber

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

General Medical Council (GMC)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 1089278 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, North West, M3 3AWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TPT Retirement Solutions LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWDC-5941-QDPR 5th Floor, 3 South Brook Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS10 1FTContact email

Official documents & specifications (11)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsRaising concerns policy
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsGMC2183 Terms and Conditions
Signed contract contractSigned contractDOCXParticipation Agreement GMC2183
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsGMC2183 Invitation To Tender
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsGuide to submitting a tender
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsGMC2183 - Security Questionnaire

Notices published for this procedure

Contract performance notice contractContract performance noticeUK9Contract performance notice on Find a Tender20 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender21 Nov 2025, 14:38 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender4 Sept 2025, 16:45 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender9 Jul 2025, 10:11 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender28 May 2025, 10:09 BST