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Published 22 Mar 2024, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

LUV01197 Sole Trustee for PAS

Official notice

Authority: University of Leicester (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT48% above published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Apr 2024awarded 11 Nov 2024
Awarded to Dalriada Trustees Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sole Trustee and Secretary Services for University of Leicester Pension Assurance Scheme (PAS).

The University of Leicester is seeking to move to a sole trustee model for its legacy defined benefit pension scheme, the Pension and Assurance Scheme (PAS), during 2024.

  • Recurrence: December 2028

CPV: Group pension services · Pension services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000
Delivery: East Midlands · Leicester
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Providing independent professional advice to the scheme and employer in line with the Standards and Code of Practices to deliver Sole Trusteeship:

    oProfessional Standards (appt.org.uk)

    oAPPT CoP for Sole Trusteeships – final – APPT (Association of Professional Pension Trustees)

  • Technical & professional ability

    Providing independent professional advice to the scheme and employer in line with the Standards and Code of Practices to deliver Sole Trusteeship:

    oProfessional Standards (appt.org.uk)

    oAPPT CoP for Sole Trusteeships – final – APPT (Association of Professional Pension Trustees)

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Yes · December 2028
First published
22 Mar 2024, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
15 Nov 2024, 10:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
29 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
LUV01197
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036956
Classification (CPV)
Group pension servicesPension services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044bfe Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As per ITT

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In accordance with Regulations 86 and 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the University will incorporate a 10 calendar days standstill period starting from the day information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. The regulations provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=894597297 GO Reference: GO-20241115-PRO-28539616

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
24 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 Apr 2024, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Apr 2024 → 15 Nov 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 Apr 2024, 09:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Nov 2024, 10:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Nov 2024, 10:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £370,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 96 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dalriada Trustees Limited£370,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Leicester

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation United Kingdom University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 7RHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Dalriada Trustees LimitedAwarded supplierNI038344 Linen Loft 27-37, Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8FEContact email, phone

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