Notice Information
Notice Title
Pensions Subject Matter Experts
Notice Description
The McCloud Judgement refers to a ruling by the Court of Appeal, which instructs that remedies are put in place to remove age discrimination from public sector pension schemes following the 2015 reforms. As providers of the NHS Pension Scheme, DHSC and NHSBSA are within scope of this judgement and must therefore comply with legal obligations. In addition to this, the recent announcements around NHSE and ICBs will lead to an unforeseen significant spike in Pension workloads with an expectation that these members are prioritised and timescales aligned with DHSC expectations and timelines. Work will include redundancy estimate requests, end to end retirement calculations and then putting pensions into payment. The calculations required for impacted McCloud members will add complexity as Pensions Savings Statement will also need to be produced. Resource required for this work are highly skilled Subject Matter Experts.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5da6d59b-d741-425e-b24e-d51d5422878d
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3eca02f5-991a-4e34-a4ab-24ef4e6852f7
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66141000 - Pension fund management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £6,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 Apr 2025 - 21 Apr 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE15 8NY
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Lemington
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3eca02f5-991a-4e34-a4ab-24ef4e6852f7
8th May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/46b98562-b7ae-4c4a-861d-487a21f7a54b
Pensions-SME-Support-Services-Order-Form-A- Paymaster SOW 4 SME Final_Redacted
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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