Notice Information
Notice Title
Great British Nuclear (GBN) Workplace Pension Scheme
Notice Description
The Government is committed to a programme of new nuclear projects beyond Sizewell C, giving industry and investors the confidence, they need to deliver projects at speed. Great British Nuclear (GBN) was launched to lead delivery of a programme of new nuclear projects. GBN is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. GBN will implement UK policy on new nuclear generation, ensuring energy security and implement a programme that will deliver faster, better value projects with private sector investment. GBN intends to establish a Defined Contribution (DC) pension plan for its employees which will also act as the auto-enrolment scheme. GBN is seeking a provider to establish a Defined Contribution workplace pension for its employees. All employees will be new staff as such there are no existing DC assets to transfer into the new pension plan. GBN reserves the right to extend the pension provision to any subsidiary which may be set up. GBN reserves the right not to make any award at all, or where an award is made not to extend provision to any subsidiary which may be set up. The estimated total value is indicative only and is based upon GBN's current understanding of the market, the potential costs of the Total Expense Ratio charge and prior to the conduct of the competitive procurement process.
Lot Information
Lot 1
GBN requires a provider to establish a Defined Contribution workplace pension for its employees. GBN reserves the right to extend this provision to its subsidiaries. The Procurement Process will take the form of an Open Procedure and will be conducted in accordance with PCR 2015. In accordance with the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, GBN must consider (a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) how in conducting the process of procurement it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, GBN has taken this into account when designing the procurement. The required pension plan is to include the following: Ability to operate under the provider's Master Trust arrangement; Provision of a 'matching approach' with a strong level of contributions; Provision of a competitive, flexible, and modern pension arrangement; One contribution structure for all employees; Availability for entry on day 1 of employment; Contributions based on a percentage of basic salary only; Costs to be taken from the contributions made. The tender documents will include further information regarding the requirements. The Invitation to Tender consists of a Qualification, Technical and Commercial evaluation The contract will be awarded to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender. Additional information: GBN currently has no employees, it is anticipated these will be recruited from the wider nuclear industry
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-040322
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028092-2023
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
66131100 - Pension investment services
66141000 - Pension fund management services
66520000 - Pension services
66522000 - Group pension services
66523100 - Pension fund administration services
75320000 - Government employee pension schemes
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,257,480 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Sep 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Oct 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREAT BRITISH NUCLEAR ("GBN")
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- louise.williams@beis.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 0ET
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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