Award

Pension Trustee Services

NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

31 Mar 2026 at 13:14

Tender

05 Dec 2025 at 16:01

Planning

27 Nov 2025 at 09:57

Planning

23 Apr 2025 at 10:19

Summary of the contracting process

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited, located in Warrington, has concluded the procurement process for Pension Trustee Services, awarding contracts on 31 March 2026. This competitive and open procurement involved a flexible procedure to appoint two suppliers to provide Pension Trustee Directors with expertise in investment related to a Defined Benefits pension scheme. The contracting process, commencing from a planning phase and advancing through tendering, involved critical dates such as the award period ending on 13 April 2026, and a contract set to begin on 27 April 2026 and end on 31 March 2032. The industry category is pension services, serving the public authority sector, as detailed under UK legislation 2023/54.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in pension services and investment expertise. With an awarded contract valued at £1,110,000, businesses that can demonstrate high-quality technical capabilities, ideally large-scale operators, are well-suited to expand their portfolio by participating in similar procurement processes. The requirement for two suppliers ensures that companies like Capital Cranfield Pension Trustees Limited and The Law Debenture Pension Trust Corporation PLC can leverage their expertise to support public sector pension schemes, thus broadening their market reach. SMEs may find future opportunities under similar frameworks, which favour experience and robust commercial propositions.

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Notice Title

Pension Trustee Services

Notice Description

NRS are seeking to put in place a Professional Services Contract with a supplier for the provision of two Pension Trustee Directors with investment expertise. This is in relation to NRS' legacy Defined Benefits pension scheme and its Corporate Trustee Board. As the service is in relation to a Corporate Trustee Board, NRS must appoint two different suppliers.

Planning Information

none

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050628
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029727-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66131100 - Pension investment services

66520000 - Pension services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£925,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£925,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£925,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Mar 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
18 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
3 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
29 Mar 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2026-04-13

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LIMITED
Additional Buyers

NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LTD

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA3 6GR
Post Town
Warrington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Birchwood
Westminster Constituency
Warrington North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

CAPITAL CRANFIELD PENSION TRUSTEES

THE LAW DEBENTURE PENSION TRUST

Further Information

Notice Documents

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