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Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) Administration

Environment Agency

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Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency procured third-party administration services for the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF), its main pension fund. The requirement covers pension fund administration for members and the ongoing management of the fund’s administration service, including additional and non-core services developed during the contract. The work is delivered in England and across the United Kingdom. This is a public-sector pension administration requirement rather than investment management, asset management or general financial advice. The buying organisation is the Environment Agency, with Defra involved in the wider commercial and review arrangements. The service is classified as pension fund administration services (CPV 66523100) and is intended to provide continuity while improving the existing administration service and supporting a future procurement exercise.

The procurement is complete and has resulted in active awards and contracts. It used a selective restricted procedure, with price as the stated award criterion; three bids were recorded. Capita Pensions Solutions was awarded £450,000 on 15 December 2021. Capita Pension Solutions Limited was separately awarded £29,100,000, with the contract signed on 12 June 2026. That contract runs for 2,910 days and represents an extension of the existing arrangement, described as a further four-year term within a 2021–2029 contract. The extension consolidates earlier variations covering term, additional services, value and unforeseen scope changes. The procurement was presented as a single lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the associated awards and contracts remain active.

This requirement is most relevant to established pension administration providers able to deliver third-party administration for a large public-sector pension scheme. A credible competitor would need strong operational capability across pension administration, reliable member and employer service processes, and the capacity to maintain continuity while implementing service improvements. Experience of Local Government Pension Scheme or comparable public-sector pension arrangements would be particularly relevant, since the original contract was called off from a pension administration framework. Suppliers should also be able to absorb additional and non-core requirements, manage contract changes, and demonstrate the resilience needed for a long-term administration service. The incumbent’s position shows that the buyer values continuity, developed service improvements and a proven ability to operate at substantial scheme scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) Administration

Notice Description

To provide administration services to the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF)

Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice communicates the exercise of a contract term to extend the contract by a total of a further 4 years (a 4y+4y term). This extension is required to ensure continuity of service while building upon the contract improvements delivered to date. The extension enables the commencement of procurement exercise for this service. This notice consolidates multiple smaller legacy contract variations for term, additional services, value and unforeseeable changes in scope into a single notice. The total contract value over the full term (2021-2029), including all changes, extensions, and non-core work

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-030955
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076516-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66523100 - Pension fund administration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£29,550,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Environment Agency
Additional Buyers

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Capita Pension Solutions Limited

Capita Pensions Solutions

Further Information

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