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Strategic advisory services to the Investment team

Pension Protection Fund

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14 Oct 2026 at 11:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) appointed an external adviser to provide policy and strategic advisory support to its Investment team. The work concerns pension investment services, supporting the team’s investment decisions and policy work. The PPF is the buying organisation, and delivery is in the United Kingdom. The requirement was packaged as a single lot. The service is advisory rather than operational investment management, so it is relevant to consultancies with expertise in investment policy and strategy, particularly in the pensions or institutional investment context.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Frontier Economics Ltd through a direct award below the competition threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026 and runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its gross value is £166,800. The award is active, and the contract is active. The opportunity comprised one lot, covering the PPF’s requirement for policy and strategic advisory support to its Investment team. No evaluation criteria are recorded; the contract was awarded without a competitive process.

For suppliers considering similar future work with the PPF, this award shows demand for external policy and strategic advice supporting an institutional investment team. Credible competitors would need to demonstrate strong investment-policy and strategy expertise, together with the ability to advise on pension investment services. Experience translating complex investment issues into useful guidance for an investment team would be relevant to this type of requirement. The award went to a large economic consultancy, indicating that a supplier with established advisory capacity was selected; firms should be able to resource strategic work at that scale and engage effectively with a specialist public-sector client. This is a focused advisory requirement, rather than a commission for managing investments or delivering pension administration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Strategic advisory services to the Investment team

Notice Description

The PPF is seeking to appoint an external adviser to provide policy and strategic advisory support to its Investment team.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078741
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096876-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66131100 - Pension investment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£166,800 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
11 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Pension Protection Fund
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CROYDON
Postcode
CR0 2NA
Postcode Area
Croydon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI62 Croydon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Fairfield
Westminster Constituency
Croydon West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FRONTIER ECONOMICS LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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