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Published 8 Jan 2025, 10:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Marketing Suite (TPR Comms management platform)

Official notice

Authority: The Pensions Regulator (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published value£250,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Feb 2025awarded 15 Oct 2025
Awarded to Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · extension options published · starts 23 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Pensions Regulator requires a marketing suite (a SaaS based platform/solution to replace the current solution architecture) which TPR's Automatic Enrolment (AE) Comms team can use to create, edit, publish and produce all official direct to employer outbound email, whitemail and SMS. The marketing suite also needs to allow users to segment the email, whitemail and SMS templates into various mailing lists which then can be used to design, execute and monitor workflow funnels for all files.

Please note that whilst initially the team using this solution will be TPR's AE Comms team, there is the possibility that the solution will be adopted by additional TPR teams during the Contract Period.

The suite must process data selections from TPR's CRM system which is currently Microsoft Dynamics 365 (please note TPR's CRM solution may change during the Contract Period) which create files that are processed both manually and in an automated fashion to TPR's communication channel provider(s). The file processing must take place in a timely fashion running in real time and to ensure TPR's communication channel provider(s) can issue communications according to agreed scheduling.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1See II.1.4AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£250,000

See II.1.4. Additional information: Please note the contract value shown here is for the total life of the contract including the initial term of 3 years and the maximum 24 month extension period.

Contract period: 23 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East · Brighton
Extensions: Following the initial 3 year contract period, and subject to minimum notice being provided as per contract, the Buyer may choose to extend the contract by further period(s) up to 24 months · A maximum of 2 x 12 month optional extension periods, subject to Supplier agreement. The Start and End dates above include an implementation period which will run from the 23/06/2025 - 30/06/2026.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (11)
  • Question 1 - Theme 1: 7.5%
  • Question 2 - Theme 2: 7.5%
  • Question 3 - Theme 3: 7.5%
  • Question 4 - Theme 4: 7.5%
  • Question 5 - Account Management: 12.5%
  • Question 6 - Reporting: 5%
  • Question 7 - Training: 5%
  • Question 8 - Implementation: 12.5%
  • Question 9 - Security: 5%
  • price: 20%
  • Question 10 - Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (11)
  • Question 1 - Theme 1: 7.5%
  • Question 2 - Theme 2: 7.5%
  • Question 3 - Theme 3: 7.5%
  • Question 4 - Theme 4: 7.5%
  • Question 5 - Account Management: 12.5%
  • Question 6 - Reporting: 5%
  • Question 7 - Training: 5%
  • Question 8 - Implementation: 12.5%
  • Question 9 - Security: 5%
  • Question 10 - Social Value: 10%
  • Price: 20%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents.

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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
First published
8 Jan 2025, 10:36 GMT
Last source update
20 Oct 2025, 13:28 BST
Authority reference
TPR1594
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066711
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ce18 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents.

Publisher note: Please note the contract value shown here is for the total life of the contract including the initial term of 3 years and the maximum 24 month extension period.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
7 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Feb 2025 → 20 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    3 Mar 2025
  3. Contract starts
    23 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published371 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 13:28 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2025, 13:28 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    20 Oct 2025, 13:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,060,1171 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd£1,060,117 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Pensions Regulator

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentArms Length Public BodyRegulator Telecom House, BRIGHTON, South East, BN16AFContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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