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# Project Metz

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-metz-ocds-h6vhtk-040687). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wirral Borough Council: "Project Metz". Published status: complete. Published Value: £200,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wirral Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wirral-borough-council-ons-e08000015)
- **Published Value:** £200,000,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 October 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Insurance and pension services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD72
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £200,787,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040687`

## 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:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/project-metz-ocds-h6vhtk-040687#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-metz-ocds-h6vhtk-040687#participate

## Description
Bulk Purchase Annuity  Buy- in

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000,000
- **Description:** Bulk Purchase Annuity  Buy- in. Additional information: Please note due to the nature of the contract the exact contract length cannot be
determined, to accommodate this the contract length for the purposes of this notice has
been set at 9999 months....

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 026801-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Aviva Life & Pensions UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152085`
  - Value: £200,787,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 026801-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,787,000
  - Signed Date: 14/04/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026801-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-22T10:14:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T01:34:26.182Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040687