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Pensions Administration Software

Scottish Public Pensions Agency

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

25 Jul 2023 at 10:06

Award Notice
TenderUpdate

25 Feb 2022 at 12:04

Tender Notice
Tender

12 Jan 2022 at 14:24

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) is seeking a contractor for the provision of Pensions Administration Software, catering to over 600,000 pension scheme members. This includes Pensions and Payroll services with cloud-based platforms under a Software as a Service agreement. The contract term is initially five years with the possibility of two plus two-year extensions. The procurement stage is in the award phase with Heywood Pension Technologies being the active supplier.

This tender for Pensions Administration Software by the SPPA presents an opportunity for businesses providing quality IT services, particularly those experienced in software packages and information systems. The tender involves a significant contract value of £10,000,000 GBP and requires technical expertise in managing large-scale databases, system administration, and software maintenance. Businesses with expertise in delivering pension administration systems similar to the requirements outlined would be well-suited to compete for this lucrative opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pensions Administration Software

Notice Description

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) administers pensions on behalf of the Scottish Government for the employees of the National Health Service in Scotland, for Teachers, the Police and for Firefighters. SPPA directly supports over 600,000 pension scheme members. The provision of Pensions and Payroll services is required together with associated support and maintenance beyond March 2026 and associated services if required. SPPA requirements are for cloud based platforms under a Software as a Service agreement with an initial contract term of five years with an option of a further two plus two year extensions.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of Pension and Payroll Administration services, together with associated support and maintenance and support services as required. The requirements are for a cloud based service under software as a service. SPPA administers pensions for employees of the National Health Service in Scotland, for Teachers, the Police and Firefighters. The contract will include but not be limited to the provision, management and support for the following key components and services : implementation of and migration to Pension and Payroll Administration platforms (applications and infrastructure) to support the ongoing obligations of SPPA in the administration of the schemes, for which it is responsible for. Support and maintenance for the above, encompassing applications, data, software and hardware ; system administration and operating systems ; all databases ; and contingency, continuity and back up recovery and deployment of major / minor software and operating system upgrades. The solutions should be scaled to accommodate the schemes which SPPA administer (approximately 600,000 members) as well as potentially other schemes which SPPA may take on responsibility for. Community Benefits / social considerations are included in this requirement, a summary of the community benefits should be provided.

Renewal: Two x Two Year Extensions

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-030a0c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021402-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

66520000 - Pension services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,100,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jul 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jun 20233 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
Scottish Public Pensions Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GALASHIELS
Postcode
TD1 3TE
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Leaderdale and Melrose
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Heywood Pension Technologies

Further Information

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