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Published 30 Mar 2023, 17:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Judicial Pension Schemes Administration

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure

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

Published estimate£18,600,000exc. VAT · 1 value update34.6% below published estimate

Submissions closed 20 Jan 2025awarded 15 Aug 2025

Awarded to Spence and Partners Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The award of this contract is to deliver high quality pensions administration for the judiciary, enabled by good quality data, automation, digitisation and member self-service, whilst delivering value for money and a sustainable long-term delivery model.

CPV: Financial and insurance services · Insurance and pension services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The award of this contract is to deliver deliver high quality pensions administration…Awarded

The award of this contract is to deliver deliver high quality pensions administration for the judiciary, enabled by good quality data, automation, digitisation and member self-service, whilst delivering value for money and a sustainable long-term delivery model.

Delivery: UK

Variant bids: not allowed

66000000 Financial and insurance 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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 30 Mar 2023, 17:30 BST
Last source update: 27 Aug 2025, 14:48 BST
Award evaluation window: 20 Jan 2025 – …
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-051637
Classification (CPV): Financial and insurance servicesInsurance and pension services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b77f Find a Tender

Publisher note: In order to support a potential tender process for the above services, the Ministry of Justice is planning to hold a Market Engagement Event. The Event is planned to be held in May 2023 (however, this may be subject to change) with the aim of bringing together and engaging with potential providers of the service. Potential providers interested in the Market Engagement Event should register on the Ministry of Justice eSourcing Portal, https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk where you will be able to access further information about the market engagement event(s).

How it was run

Official notice

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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

27 Oct 2023 → 27 Aug 2025 · 5 dates

Next notice expected
27 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Bids must remain valid until
23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published
27 Aug 2025, 14:48 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2024

Published value published: £18,600,000
30 Oct 2024, 15:51 GMT
Status changed to active
30 Oct 2024, 15:51 GMT
Procurement method changed
30 Oct 2024, 15:51 GMT
Deadline published: 20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
30 Oct 2024, 15:51 GMT
Status changed to complete
27 Aug 2025, 14:48 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £12,171,7001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Spence and Partners LimitedSME	£12,171,700 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Judicial Pension Schemes Administration · Spence and Partners LimitedSME
Signed
15 Aug 2025
Value
£12,171,700
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEconomic affairs 5 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4APContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact email
The High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Spence and Partners LimitedAwarded supplier Linen Loft, Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,, Belfast, UK, BT2 8FE

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria