Notice Information
Notice Title
Enfield (LGPS) Pension Administration Software and Support
Notice Description
The London Borough of Enfield, acting as the Administering Authority for the Enfield Pension Fund, intends to award a 5 year contract for the provision of Pension Administration Software and support, from 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2030.
Lot Information
Lot 1
5 year contract for the provision of Pension Administration Software and support, from 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2030. Award in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(B)(ii), the negotiated procedure without prior publication where competition is absent for technical reasons.
Procurement Information
Regulation 32(2)(B)(ii) states: (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:-- (b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-- (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons The reasons for this are as follows: 1. In 2015, the Court of Appeal ruled that the Government's public sector pension changes unlawfully treated existing public sectors differently in relation to age discrimination. This is referred to as the McCloud Judgement. Public sector pension schemes are required to assess member benefits and make changes to member service, which will include paying compensation during the 'remedy period' which is April 2014 to March 2022. The huge impact and timing of McCloud on LGPS funds means that it is not possible to scope the technical requirements or implement a transition to a new software supplier to coincide with the current contract cycle. 2. The unreasonable cost (due to scarcity) of resource to dedicate to a transition to a new supplier, due to difficulty recruiting staff within the public sector pensions administration sector. 3. LGPS changes to the re-evaluation dates of pensions have altered the technical parameters of the system. It would be a significant risk to move away from the incumbent system while this work is taking place. 4. The National Pension Dashboard, which is being developed by the Government will allow individuals to see all their pension benefits and pension savings in one place. Enfield Pension Fund must on board by October 2025. It would be a significant risk to move away from the incumbent system before this date as the transfer may jeopardise the ability to meet the onboarding deadline. 5. The above changes in pensions regulations and associated law, which are outside the control of the Enfield Administering Authority means that the timescales required for procurement and transition to a new supplier (between 12 -18 months) are such that it is not technically possible for any other provider to fulfil the Council's service requirements at the time required. 6. As per the LGPS Regulations, the Enfield Pension Fund must be revaluated every 3 years. The next Fund valuation is based on scheme date at 31st March 2025. The Enfield Administering Authority will need to ensure data is accurate and available at this date to provide required information to the Funds actuaries. There would be a significant risk to move away from the incumbent system on 1st April 2025. The intention will be to run a competitive procurement process at around the end of year 3 of the proposed new contract. A 10 day standstill period will now commence which will expire midnight 18/11/2024.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b498
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036052-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
75320000 - Government employee pension schemes
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,805,895 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Nov 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Sep 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD
- Contact Name
- Procurement Services
- Contact Email
- procurement.support@enfield.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ENFIELD
- Postcode
- EN1 3ES
- Post Town
- Enfield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI54 Enfield
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Enfield
- Electoral Ward
- Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Enfield North
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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