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National Pensions Administration Services Framework

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

28 Jul 2026 at 07:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

29 May 2026 at 15:10

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

05 Jan 2026 at 17:25

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

30 May 2025 at 10:29

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire, working with BlueLight Commercial, procured a national framework for pension administration services for public-sector organisations. The requirement covers administration and related pension services, including the operation and management of pension funds. Services are delivered in Northamptonshire and the wider Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire area, with the framework available to a broad group of eligible users including police and fire authorities, NHS bodies, local and combined authorities, the Home Office, the National Crime Agency, the National Police Chiefs’ Council, the College of Policing and other Blue Light organisations. The procurement is for services and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The framework supports both direct awards and further competitions by participating authorities.

This completed procurement used an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. It received three valid bids, all for the single lot. The tender deadline was 20 February 2026 at 12:00, with the award decision due by 18 May 2026. The framework was awarded on 26 May 2026 and the contract was signed on 29 June 2026. West Yorkshire Pension Fund, XPS Administration Limited and Sopra Steria Limited were jointly awarded the framework. Its value is £93,000,000 excluding VAT and £111,600,000 including VAT. The contract runs from 29 June 2026 to 28 June 2029, with a maximum period to 28 June 2034. It is expected to reopen for suppliers in June 2029 and June 2031. Evaluation weighted quality at 60%, social value at 10% and pricing at 30%.

This opportunity indicates sustained demand for pension administration capability across policing, fire, health and other public bodies. A credible competitor would need demonstrable legal and financial capacity, strong technical ability and experience delivering pension administration at national framework scale. The evaluation placed greatest emphasis on quality and technical suitability, so suppliers would need robust operating processes, knowledgeable staff and the ability to manage changing pension legislation, scheme-manager arrangements, remedy decisions and policing governance. The framework also required a credible social value offer and competitive commercial pricing. Operational strength would need to include reliable service-level compliance, accurate and timely contract-management information, effective governance of call-offs and strong member customer satisfaction. Pension administrators, specialist pension software and technology-enabled service providers able to work across multiple public-sector clients are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Pensions Administration Services Framework

Notice Description

The Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire has awarded contracts for a National Pensions Administration Services Framework in collaboration with BlueLight Commercial. This framework was run as an open framework under the Procurement Act 2023. The Framework is an Open Framework and will re-open at 3 and 5 years, in June 2029 and June 2031 respectively.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: This is an open framework anticipated to be re-opened in 2029 and 2031 at which suppliers can re-join the framework as detailed at Clause 3 of the Framework agreement.

Planning Information

The Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire in partnership with Blue Light Commercial are looking to establish a framework for pension administration and software. It is intended that the framework will be divided into two lots 1. Pensions Administration and 2. Pensions Software. Final decisions around the formation of the framework will be made following pre-market engagement. We would like to engage with the market to seek views on our specification and input on the framework and are running sessions for both pensions administration and pensions software on 3rd July 2025. If you would like to be involved and attend one of the market engagement events please contact us at CommercialBD@northants.police.ukindicating your preference for Pension Administration, Pensions Software or both.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052965
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070987-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66141000 - Pension fund management services

66500000 - Insurance and pension services

66520000 - Pension services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£93,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£93,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£93,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£93,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
4 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
26 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
29 Jun 2026 - 28 Jun 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2033-10-31

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode
NN8 6GS
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Brickhill & Queensway
Westminster Constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

Sopra Steria Limited

West Yorkshire Pension Fund

XPS Administration

XPS Administration Limited

Further Information

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