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Published 15 Apr 2026, 13:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

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

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£260,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 15 Apr 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South West, WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
66171000 Financial consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Apr 2026, 13:21 BST
Last source update
15 Apr 2026, 20:42 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034441
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
+1 moreWales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0682fe Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Please note this contract is being awarded under the Managment Consultancy Framework 4.

PwC was selected due to its previous involvement in the TPS Transition Programme and its detailed knowledge of the programme’s technical, operational and financial risks. Continuity of assurance is critical at this stage of the transition, and appointing PwC avoids the time and delivery risks associated with onboarding a new supplier during a critical period.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Apr 2026 → 24 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published195 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 20:42 BST
  2. Standstill ends186 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 13:21 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 20:42 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £260,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP29 Apr 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Jan 2027Extensions: 3 month extension at the sole discretion of the authority£260,00015 Apr 2026standstill to 24 Apr 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDZG-3487-DPVD Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, London, SW1P3BTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC303525 1 Embankment Place, London, London, WC2N 6RHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender