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title: "Lothian Pension Fund ICT Managed Service"
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# Lothian Pension Fund ICT Managed Service

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL, ACTING AS THE ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE LOTHIAN PENSION FUND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a84f

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## Summary

The Lothian Pension Fund has initiated a competitive procurement process for an ICT Managed Service. This tender, named "Lothian Pension Fund ICT Managed Service," is designated under the services industry category and is based in the Lothian area, UK. The procurement method is selective, using a competitive procedure with negotiation, with a total contract value of approximately £2,113,584.74. The awarding organisation is The City of Edinburgh Council, acting as the Administering Authority of the Lothian Pension Fund. The service aims to enhance resilience and comply with Financial Conduct Authority standards, with the procurement process having been concluded on 29 March 2021.

This tender presents significant business opportunities, particularly for IT service providers with expertise in managed services, software support, and network solutions. Companies with a strong background in ICT managed services or those that can demonstrate innovative approaches to service design and operational support would be especially well-suited to compete for this contract. Given the competitive bidding environment, there is a strong potential for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in this market, especially considering that a significant number of bids originated from SMEs in the previous procurement cycle.

## Notice

Provision of ICT Managed Service for the Lothian Pension fund

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Lothian Pension Fund ("LPF") is the organisation responsible for administering the Local Government Pension Scheme in the Lothian area. The organisation currently comprises of 69 employees and manages a multi-employer scheme with more than eight billion GBP assets as at 30 June 2019 with 84,000 members. To meet LPF's service plan objectives, including increasing resilience, complying with Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") standards for systems and controls, and adopting new technologies for its users and members, a solution from a new Managed Service Provider ("MSP") is being sought. This service will include Transition from the existing MSP, Service Design, Operational Services, Support Services, Professional Services and Contract Management Services. Further information can be found in the document CT0568 Specification.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008414-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,113,584 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL, ACTING AS THE ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE LOTHIAN PENSION FUND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CASED DIMENSIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51 - Installation services (except software)
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 32400000 - Networks
- 32412000 - Communications network
- 32412100 - Telecommunications network
- 32430000 - Wide area network
- 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
- 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
- 32520000 - Telecommunications cable and equipment
- 32550000 - Telephone equipment
- 32571000 - Communications infrastructure
- 32580000 - Data equipment
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
- 48422000 - Software package suites
- 48510000 - Communication software package
- 48517000 - IT software package
- 48610000 - Database systems
- 48611000 - Database software package
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50312000 - Maintenance and repair of computer equipment
- 50312610 - Maintenance of information technology equipment
- 50312620 - Repair of information technology equipment
- 51612000 - Installation services of information-processing equipment
- 72110000 - Hardware selection consultancy services
- 72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
- 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
- 72222300 - Information technology services
- 72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

## Release History

- 21 Apr 2021 at 07:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008414-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:055333-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

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