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# Pension Fund Independent Advisor

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pension-fund-independent-advisor-ocds-h6vhtk-07b8ec). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** We are seeking a contract with an organisation who will provide a named individual to fulfil the role of Independent Person but will be able to demonstrate a wider level of expertise within the organisation to support the named individual. Both the applicant organisation and the named individual will be expected to demonstrate that they can meet the requirements of the regulations and accompanying Statutory Guidance.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 27 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Published Value:** £360,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Insurance and pension services, Pension fund management services, Pension investment services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pension-fund-independent-advisor-ocds-h6vhtk-07b8ec#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b8ec`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pension-fund-independent-advisor-ocds-h6vhtk-07b8ec#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pension-fund-independent-advisor-ocds-h6vhtk-07b8ec#participate

## Description
We are seeking a contract with an organisation who will provide a named individual to fulfil the role of Independent Person but will be able to demonstrate a wider level of expertise within the organisation to support the named individual.
Both the applicant organisation and the named individual will be expected to demonstrate that they can meet the requirements of the regulations and accompanying Statutory Guidance.
If for any reason the named individual can no longer meet the needs of the contract during the contract period we would expect the successful organisation to provide a suitable alternate named individual.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66131100, 66141000, 66500000, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £360,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F106836-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-10T16:13:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-10T17:00:45.468Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b8ec