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Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) Transition Programme – Additional Transition Assurance & Consultancy Support

BuyerDepartment for Education

StatusAwarded

DeadlineNot published

ValueValue not published

Published15 Apr 2026

What is being bought

The contract is for the provision of independent transition assurance and contingency planning support for the Department for Education’s Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) Transition Programme. The services will support the safe and effective transition of pension administration services to the new administrator.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleNot published

Rationale classificationsNot published

Special regimeNot published

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents0

Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) Transition Programme - Additional Transition Assurance & Consultancy Support

Statuspending

SupplierPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Value£260,000

Contract periodFrom 29 Apr 2026 to 31 Oct 2026

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No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

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Latest release ID	034441-2026
Latest release timestamp	Wed Apr 15 2026 19:42:22 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	complete
Procurement method	direct
Procurement method details	Direct award
Main procurement category	Not published
Above threshold	Not published
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	0
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	1
Contracts in latest release	0
Parties in latest release	2

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
15 Apr 2026	award, contract	034441-2026
15 Apr 2026	award, contract	034197-2026

All source data

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