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Published 26 Mar 2026, 09:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Pension support services for employees 2026/27

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£82,000≈ £98k / year · £98,400 inc. VAT0.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Apr 2026awarded 21 May 2026
Awarded to Circle Specialist Services Ltd
Contract term 10 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A supplier is required to deliver comprehensive, expert pension advice and support services (digital, virtual and in‑person) to all NHS England employees, particularly to support organisational transition, redundancies and exits, and complex pension decisions across NHS and Civil Service schemes.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£82,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (10 mo)Value: £82,000 exc. VAT · £98,400 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
85100000 Health 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

Lot awarding rule: 80% technical and social value, 20% commercial.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
26 Mar 2026, 09:55 GMT
Last source update
28 May 2026, 09:18 BST
Authority reference
C434058
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027705
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06749f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tendering portal ‘Atamis’ used the Contracting Authority for this procurement:

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

User Guide:

services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗

Timeline

26 Mar 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published208 days ago
    26 Mar 2026, 09:55 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by201 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline194 days ago
    9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published145 days ago
    28 May 2026, 09:18 BST
  5. Contract starts141 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Mar 2026, 09:55 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    28 May 2026, 09:18 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 May 2026, 09:18 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £81,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Circle Specialist Services LtdSME£81,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Pension support services for employees 2026/27 · Circle Specialist Services LtdSME

    Signed
    21 May 2026
    Value
    £81,500
    Period
    1 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Circle Specialist Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02015792 118 Holyhead Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3LY, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3LYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender