Notice Information
Notice Title
National Pensions Administration Framework
Notice Description
The Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire is awarding contracts for a National Pensions Administration Framework in collaboration with BlueLight Commercial. This framework was run as an open framework under the Procurement Act 2023. The framework is available to Policing, Fire and Rescue Services, The National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Local Government Pension Service (LGPS) as detailed in Section 11 (framework participants) of the Statement of requirement document. The Framework is an Open Framework and will re-open at 3 and 5 years, in May 2029 and May 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/050922-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
-
- 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
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 May 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 4 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 25 May 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Jun 2026 - 17 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2033-10-31
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE POLICE, FIRE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WELLINGBOROUGH
- Postcode
- NN8 6GS
- Post Town
- 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 and Queensway
- Westminster Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050922-2026
29th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000475-2026
5th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028678-2025
30th 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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