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A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Benchmarking and Cost Transparency Services

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£5,000,000
Submission deadline 6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
Lots published2
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Tenderline Synopsis: Norfolk County Council: "A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Benchmarking and Cost Transparency Services". Published status: complete. Published value: £5,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNorfolk County CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£5,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Norfolk County Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Norfolk County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.3Bids / Report
3.6% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
UNIVERSAL CARE SERVICES (UK) LIMITEDTop vendor: 50.3% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 446 active published awards; 28 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
UNIVERSAL CARE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED1 win£20,334,263
TAYLOR CARE NORFOLK LIMITED1 win£11,310,568
ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY3 wins£3,012,338
HILTON COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED2 wins£1,777,849
Dimensions (UK) Limited1 win£1,334,810
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNorfolk County Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published19 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
Last source update19 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-056491
What is being bought
Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund), on its own behalf and on behalf of Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) (a body set up under Section 7 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 and The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 110-113), Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund), Lincolnshire County Council (as Administering Authority of the Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund), Scottish Border Council (as Administering Authority of the Scottish Border Pension Fund), South Yorkshire Pensions Authority, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Great Manchester Pension Fund) and Torfaen County Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Gwent Pension Fund), has established a multi-lot, multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Cost Transparency and Benchmarking Services to be available to all LGPS Funds and other bodies as defined in the Find a Tender Contract Notice, to provide national access to high quality efficient and effective services at the best possible price. Scottish Borders Council (as Administering Authority of the Scottish Borders Pension Fund) Old School Building, Newtown St. Boswells, TD6 0SA, pensions@scotborders.gov.uk, www.scottishborderscouncilpensionfund.org will also carried out part of the procurement by assessing tenders and specification writing. Scottish Borders Council are not on the identification register.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    19 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
  2. tender value changed
    10 Apr 2026, 14:41 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Apr 2026, 14:41 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    10 Apr 2026, 14:41 BST
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    10 Apr 2026, 14:41 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    18 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    18 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
    18 Dec 2025, 09:13 GMT
  9. Official notice release published
    28 Jul 2025, 15:35 BST
  10. Submission deadline changed to published date
    28 Jul 2025, 15:35 BST
  11. Official notice release published
    28 Jul 2025, 12:51 BST
  12. Official notice release published
    28 Jul 2025, 11:55 BST
  13. Submission deadline changed to 27 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
    28 Jul 2025, 11:55 BST
  14. Official notice release published
    23 Jul 2025, 14:03 BST
  15. Official notice release published
    23 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  16. Submission deadline changed to published date
    23 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  17. tender value changed
    23 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
  18. Status changed to planned
    23 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
  19. Official notice release published
    23 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
  20. Submission deadline changed to 27 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
    23 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
  21. Buyer information updated
    23 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    19 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Contract active
    Signed 5 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £5,000,000
  6. Contract active
    Signed 5 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £5,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
BYHIRAS (EUROPE) LIMITED, CACEIS BANK UK Branch, CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED, CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
CACEIS BANK UK Branch, CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED, CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Investment Cost Data Collation and Reporting Services
£5,000,000 · signed 5 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 5 May 2026, 00:00 BST22 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST
Investment Cost Data Analysis and Benchmarking Services
£5,000,000 · signed 5 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 5 May 2026, 00:00 BST22 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDYH-3246-XWTR
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  • Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund)
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH
    County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, GB
  • Greater Gwent (As Administering Authority of Torfaen Pension Fund)
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PDNG-5431-HGYV
    Civic Centre, Pontypool, UKL16, NP4 6YB, GB
  • Lincolnshire County Council (as Administering Authority of the Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund)
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PGRB-3736-CHZN
    County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, UKF30, LN1 1YL, GB
  • Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) (a body set up under Section 7 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 and The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 110-113)
    procuringEntity

    GB-COH: 11177145 · GB-PPON: PPLL-6427-QNDD
    18 Smith Square, London, UKI32, SW1P 3HZ, GB
  • Norfolk County Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PDYH-3246-XWTR
    County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, UKH15, NR1 2DH, GB
  • South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PYGT-5589-ZCYN
    Oakwell House, 2 Beevor Court, Pontefract Road, Barnsley, UKE31, S71 1HG, GB
  • Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PVWB-2493-LWTQ
    Tameside One, Ashton under Lyne, UKD35, OL6 0GS, GB
  • West Sussex County Council (as Administering Authority of West Sussex Pension Fund)
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PXJW-5627-QRQR
    County Hall, West Street, Chichester, UKJ27, PO19 1RQ, GB
  • BYHIRAS (EUROPE) LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 07646016 · GB-PPON: PTGG-2287-MPLQ
    100 Bishopsgate, London, UKI31, EC2N 4AG, GB
  • CACEIS BANK UK Branch
    supplier

    GB-COH: BR018892 · GB-PPON: PQBJ-7886-GMNG
    Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street, London, UKI31, EC2A 2DA, GB
  • CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 07736482 · GB-PPON: PHDZ-7984-DGBN
    Stanhope House Mark Rake, Wirral, UKD74, CH62 2DN, GB
  • CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 11561505 · GB-PPON: PWHD-9142-JVCZ
    1 King William Street, London, UKI31, EC4N 7BJ, GB
Documents (1)
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