Notice Information
Notice Title
TRHS0016 Provision of Pension Scheme for the Euston Delivery Company
Notice Description
Subject to approvals, the Department for Transport (DfT) on behalf of the Euston Delivery Company (EDC) is looking to appoint a pension provider for the provision of a pension scheme. The EDC is a new government-owned organisation so is not part of the civil service and is not covered by the current civil service pension arrangements. The service required is as follows: * Provision of a qualifying workplace pension scheme for a new government-owned company. * The pension scheme will be required for c.60 people in total, with employees eligible to join the pension scheme joining the company from April 2026 onwards. * The pension scheme is required to be in place from April 2026 onwards. Further details of the start date will be provided in the UK4 tender notice. * Terms are being requested based on an initial 3-year pension scheme length. * Both a Master Trust and Contract based solution will be considered. The DfT is procuring the Services under this Contract. It is anticipated that, following contract award, responsibility for the Contract will be transferred from DfT to the EDC. The Contract will be novated to the EDC on terms to be agreed, at which point the EDC shall assume all rights, obligations and liabilities under the Contract from the effective date of novation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0649c1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010813-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66131100 - Pension investment services
66141000 - Pension fund management services
66520000 - Pension services
66521000 - Individual pension services
66522000 - Group pension services
66523000 - Pension fund consultancy services
66523100 - Pension fund administration services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Feb 20263 days to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 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
- DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- gcdcrmrail@dft.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DR
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Vincent Square
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010813-2026
6th February 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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