Notice Information
Notice Title
Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pensions Administration Software Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Notice Description
Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund), on its own behalf and on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority of the Cheshire Pension Fund), Kent County Council (as Administering Authority of the Kent Pension Fund), Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund), Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund), City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund), Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC), City of Wolverhampton Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund) have let a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Pensions Administration Software primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to be available to all LGPS Funds and other bodies as listed in this Contract Notice. There is no guarantee of business, but the expectation is that up to PS300,000,000.00 could be procured against this Framework Agreement.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Norfolk County Council and the Authorities listed in this notice have let a multi-provider Framework Agreement for the provision of Pensions Administration Software primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Additional information: The value of the contract is not exact as this is a Framework Agreement there is no guarantee of business but the expectation is the PS300,000,000.00 of business will go through the Framework
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-047272
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014028-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66520000 - Pension services
66523100 - Pension fund administration services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £300,000,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 25 Nov 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 3 Apr 202510 months 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
- NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY FOR CHESHIRE PENSION FUND)
CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE CHESHIRE PENSION FUND)
CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE WEST YORKSHIRE PENSION FUND)
CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE WEST MIDLANDS PENSION FUND)
CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE WEST MIDLANDS PENSION FUND)
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE ESSEX PENSION FUND)
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE KENT PENSION FUND)
NAME: NORTHERN IRELAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS' SUPERANNUATION COMMITTEE
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE NORFOLK PENSION FUND)
NORTHERN IRELAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS' SUPERANNUATION COMMITTEE (NILGOSC)
TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE GREATER MANCHESTER PENSION FUND)
- Contact Name
- Julie Ward
- Contact Email
- info@nilgosc.org.uk, julie.ward@norfolk.gov.uk, mail@gmpf.org.uk, pensionenquiries@essex.gov.uk, pensionfundenquiries@wolverhampton.gov.uk, pensions@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk, pensions@kent.gov.uk, pensions@wypf.org.uk, sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1603224320
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR1 2DH
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Norwich
- Electoral Ward
- Lakenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich South
Further Information
Notice URLs
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