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title: "Pensions Administration Software"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030a0c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH PUBLIC PENSIONS AGENCY"
published: "2023-07-25"
---

# Pensions Administration Software

Buyer: SCOTTISH PUBLIC PENSIONS AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030a0c

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## Summary

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) is seeking a contractor for the provision of Pensions Administration Software, catering to over 600,000 pension scheme members. This includes Pensions and Payroll services with cloud-based platforms under a Software as a Service agreement. The contract term is initially five years with the possibility of two plus two-year extensions. The procurement stage is in the award phase with Heywood Pension Technologies being the active supplier.

This tender for Pensions Administration Software by the SPPA presents an opportunity for businesses providing quality IT services, particularly those experienced in software packages and information systems. The tender involves a significant contract value of £10,000,000 GBP and requires technical expertise in managing large-scale databases, system administration, and software maintenance. Businesses with expertise in delivering pension administration systems similar to the requirements outlined would be well-suited to compete for this lucrative opportunity.

## Notice

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) administers pensions on behalf of the Scottish Government for the employees of the National Health Service in Scotland, for Teachers, the Police and for Firefighters. SPPA directly supports over 600,000 pension scheme members. The provision of Pensions and Payroll services is required together with associated support and maintenance beyond March 2026 and associated services if required. SPPA requirements are for cloud based platforms under a Software as a Service agreement with an initial contract term of five years with an option of a further two plus two year extensions.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of Pension and Payroll Administration services, together with associated support and maintenance and support services as required. The requirements are for a cloud based service under software as a service. SPPA administers pensions for employees of the National Health Service in Scotland, for Teachers, the Police and Firefighters. The contract will include but not be limited to the provision, management and support for the following key components and services : implementation of and migration to Pension and Payroll Administration platforms (applications and infrastructure) to support the ongoing obligations of SPPA in the administration of the schemes, for which it is responsible for. Support and maintenance for the above, encompassing applications, data, software and hardware ; system administration and operating systems ; all databases ; and contingency, continuity and back up recovery and deployment of major / minor software and operating system upgrades. The solutions should be scaled to accommodate the schemes which SPPA administer (approximately 600,000 members) as well as potentially other schemes which SPPA may take on responsibility for. Community Benefits / social considerations are included in this requirement, a summary of the community benefits should be provided.

Renewal: Two x Two Year Extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021402-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000,000 |
| Lots value | £10,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,100,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH PUBLIC PENSIONS AGENCY |
| Locality | GALASHIELS |
| Post town | Galashiels |
| Postcode | TD1 3TE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Electoral ward | Leaderdale and Melrose |
| Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Delivery location | TLM91 Scottish Borders |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEYWOOD PENSION TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 66520000 - Pension services

## Release History

- 25 Jul 2023 at 09:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021402-2023
- 25 Feb 2022 at 12:04 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005280-2022
- 12 Jan 2022 at 14:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000884-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.sppa.gov.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000674043
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00385

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