Notice Information
Notice Title
Pension administration services
Notice Description
Pension administration services
Procurement Information
The contract is to supply pension administration services to UKAEA. UKAEA acts as scheme manager for several pension schemes, meaning there is a statutory requirement to run the schemes. There is no service requirement for investment management or advice under this contract. Reason for non-competitive action - Timing and cost Issue caused by legislation (see below) Under the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 the UKAEA pension scheme ('Scheme') is required to close to future accrual (i.e. individuals will stop building up pension) and ensure active members start building up pension in 'alpha', part of the civil service pension scheme. The alpha contract is overseen by the Cabinet Office. UKAEA's role in this will be as an employer, rather than contract manager. This legally-mandated change was due to occur in 2017-18, however this has now been delayed until late 2026. The existing contract for Pension administration services expires in March 2025. Once the move to alpha occurs, the existing Scheme will have only deferred and pensioner members. Deferred members are those who are no longer building up pension but have not yet retired. The UKAEA Scheme has 40k members, of which 4k are active. Due to the transition costs and the duration it would take to transition to a new supplier with then having to halt any active member work from 2026 due to alpha ie the contract will need to have 12-18 months of a full admin service, then dropping down to just deferred/pensioners we will direct awarded to our existing administration providers to ensure continuity of service for this work.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c183
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038769-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66500000 - Insurance and pension services
66520000 - Pension services
66522000 - Group pension services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Dec 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Oct 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
- UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Caroline Gow
- Contact Email
- caroline.gow@ukaea.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 123546
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABINGDON
- Postcode
- OX14 3DB
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Sandford & the Wittenhams
- Westminster Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
Further Information
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