Official UK procurement notice
Devon Pension Fund Independent Person
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDevon County Council needs to appoint an Independent Person for the Devon Pension Fund. The Devon Pension Fund is £6.8 billion fund, with over 270 employers paying into the fund and over 100,000 members of the Pension Scheme (contributors, pensioners and deferred pensioners). The fund is managed by Devon County Council, who act as the administering authority, in accordance with regulations approved by Parliament. The Independent Person will provide independent advice and support to the Investment and Pension Fund Committee to enable them to provide effective governance and management of the Fund’s administration of pensions, and the Fund’s investments and funding, including investment strategy, performance monitoring and effective risk management.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Aug 2026, 11:39 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 16:13 BST
- Authority reference
CP2765-26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082337- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e66bFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2026- Contract award notice published18 Aug 2026, 11:39 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published28 Aug 2026, 16:13 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Investment Advisers LimitedCP5765-26 Devon Pension Fund Independent Person1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 | £90,000 | 17 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Pension Fund Independent Person · Apex Investment Advisers Limited
- Signed
- 28 Aug 2026
- Value
- £90,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Apex Investment Advisers LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender