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Published 25 Jun 2024, 13:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pensions Administration Software Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 16 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

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

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 20 Jan 2025awarded 4 Apr 2025

Next notice expected 25 Nov 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund), on its own behalf and on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority of the Cheshire Pension Fund), Kent County Council (as Administering Authority of the Kent Pension Fund), Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund), Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund), City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund), Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC), City of Wolverhampton Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund) have let a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Pensions Administration Software primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to be available to all LGPS Funds and other bodies as listed in this Contract Notice. There is no guarantee of business, but the expectation is that up to £300,000,000.00 could be procured against this Framework Agreement.

CPV: Pension fund administration services · Pension services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 5 suppliers · 5 bids received (1.0 per place) · 3 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Norfolk County Council and the Authorities listed in this notice have let a…Awarded

Norfolk County Council and the Authorities listed in this notice have let a multi-provider Framework Agreement for the provision of Pensions Administration Software primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Additional information: The value of the contract is not exact as this is a Framework Agreement there is no guarantee of business but the expectation is the £300,000,000.00 of business will go through the Framework

Delivery: UK

Variant bids: not allowed

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

Quality: 80%Price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 80%
Price: 20%

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.
“Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pensions…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.

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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 25 Jun 2024, 13:18 BST
Last source update: 9 Apr 2025, 15:13 BST
Award evaluation window: 20 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference: NCCT42948
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-014028
Classification (CPV): Pension fund administration servicesPension services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047272 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: In addition to those listed in this notice the Framework may be used by: • Any successor body to the Council including any company formed by the Council to carry out its Pension National Frameworks functions • Any organisation the Council outsources its Pension National Frameworks requirements to • Any public body with which the Council enters into pooling arrangements for the provision of its Pension National Frameworks services. • the Board of the Pension Protection Fund (http://www.pensionprotectionfund.org.uk) • any other administering authority or organisation of a public sector pension scheme or any public sector body or that requires pension related services; • any common asset pool or collective investment vehicle established by or on behalf of an administering authority or group of administering authorities; or any bodies, organisations or companies established by them for the purpose of operating on a collective basis.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Appointment period ends: 20 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 20 Jan 2025, 10:05 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

25 Nov 2024 → 9 Apr 2025 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
25 Nov 2024
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
20 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
Bids opened
20 Jan 2025, 10:05 GMT
Notice published
9 Apr 2025, 15:13 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2024

Status changed to active
27 Nov 2024, 12:28 GMT
Procurement method changed
27 Nov 2024, 12:28 GMT
Deadline published: 20 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
27 Nov 2024, 12:28 GMT
Buyer details updated
27 Nov 2024, 12:28 GMT
Status changed to complete
9 Apr 2025, 15:13 BST
Buyer details updated
9 Apr 2025, 15:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 52 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Apr 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Pensions Administration Software
Signed
4 Apr 2025
Value
£300,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

13 public bodies on the notice

NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Martineau Lane, NORWICH, East of England, NR12DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority for Cheshire Pension Fund)Contracting authority Ellesmere Port, North WestContact email
Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority of the Cheshire Pension Fund)Contracting authority Ellesmere Port, North WestContact email
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund)Contracting authority Bradford, Yorkshire & HumberContact email
City of Wolverhampton (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)Contracting authority Wolverhampton, West MidlandsContact email
City of Wolverhampton Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)Contracting authority Wolverhampton, West MidlandsContact email
Essex County Council (As Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund)Contracting authority Chelmsford, East of EnglandContact email
Kent County CouncilContracting authority Maidstone, South EastContact email
Kent County Council (as Administering Authority of the Kent Pension Fund)Contracting authority Maidstone, South EastContact email
Name: Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation CommitteeContracting authority Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email
Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund)Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services NORWICH, East of EnglandContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗
Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC)Contracting authority Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)Contracting authority Droylsden, North WestContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NplawReview body Norwich

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Civica UK LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 01628868 London, London
Heywood LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 13174233 Altrincham, North West
Paymaster (1836) Limited t/a EQ Retirement Solutions (EQRS)Framework contractorGB-COH: 03249700 Crawley, South East

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