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title: "Provision of Nest Scheme administration services"
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# Provision of Nest Scheme administration services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-nest-scheme-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03d82e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation: "Provision of Nest Scheme administration services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/1-gov-ot237)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Financial and insurance services, Government employee pension schemes, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d82e`

## 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/provision-of-nest-scheme-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03d82e#tl-md)

## Description
The Authority has awarded a contract to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for the build, delivery and operation of administration services for the defined contribution pension scheme known as the National Employment Savings Trust. The administration services will support auto-enrolment and be delivered primarily via digital channels.  
The contract will be for a minimum term of 10 years, with an optional extension period of up to 5 years, and the option of an additional period of up to 3 years for exit. The total contract value is indicative and covers this potential 18 year period. 
The Authority considers that competition is absent for technical reasons and so has awarded the contract to TCS without publishing a prior call for competition. The Authority's reasons for forming this view are set out below. The Authority and TCS entered into the contract on 21/06/23.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 66000000, 71600000, 72000000, 75100000, 75320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** The Authority has procured a fully outsourced service for the build, delivery and operation of administration services for the defined contribution pension scheme known as the National Employment Savings Trust. The administration services will suppor...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 017642-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:BR007627`
  - Value: £1,500,000,000 † (exc. VAT); very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 017642-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,500,000,000
  - Signed Date: 20/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017642-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-21T11:01:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:49:23.159Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d82e