Notice Information
Notice Title
McCloud Administration RPSS and Practitioner RSS
Notice Description
Specialist pension scheme administration services to undertake manual benefit calculations that will allow NHSBSA to produce Remedial Service Statements (RSS) relating to the McCloud Judgement for the complex 'Practitioner' caseload. The contract also covers the manual calculations allowing NHSBSA to produce Remediable Pensions Savings Statements (RPSS). The contract will cover one period of 13 months.
Planning Information
The purpose of this market engagement is to refine our requirements and the procurement approach for delivery of this complex portion of McCloud-related work. Suppliers are invited to attend a presentation delivered by the NHS Pensions team. This will be followed by individual 1-2-1 discussions. The relevant dates have not yet been finalised, however, the intention is to complete this engagement exercise prior to Easter. Presentation: This virtual presentation will be run via Microsoft Teams and will last up to 60 minutes in duration. It will cover the requirements, progress to date and specific areas where clarification may be useful from the market. This is scheduled to take place on Friday 27th March at 11:00. To register for this event, please contact the Commercial Services Team (Pensions) at the following email address: commercialservicesteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. Individual Discussions: Following the presentation, interested suppliers may request a slot to attend a 1-2-1 discussion with the NHS Pensions team. Dates are still to be confirmed. A summary of any material points raised during these discussions will be shared with all suppliers who attended 1-2-1s. The currently anticipated timeline is as follows: Presentation - 27/03/2026 Individual Discussions - to be completed by 02/04/26 Refine requirements/approach and complete governance - from 02/04/25 until 11/05/26. Release tender - 11/05/26 Tender response deadline - 15/06/26 Evaluation period and governance - from 15/06/26 until 17/08/26 Contract signature and start date - 31/08/26 Dates are indicative only at this stage and are subject to change.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051966
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047031-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
66141000 - Pension fund management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £28,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 17 Jun 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 14 Sep 2026 - 14 Oct 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE15 8NY
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Lemington
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047031-2026
21st May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024031-2026
17th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023449-2025
20th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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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