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title: "TD2117- Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (Pension)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045225"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DERBY CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2024-04-25"
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# TD2117- Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (Pension)

Buyer: DERBY CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045225

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## Summary

DERBY CITY COUNCIL awarded a contract for Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (Pension) through a limited procurement process. The council observed a 10-day standstill period following the Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £149,040 GBP, was signed on 15th April 2024. The opportunity was in the human resources management consultancy services' category, with the main procurement category being services. The contract will commence on 1st June 2024.

This tender for Shared Cost AVCs offers business growth possibilities for entities specializing in pension-related consultancy services. As the tender on pension contributions exemption from Income Tax and National Insurance, businesses adept in financial and tax services could also find potential opportunities. The contracting authority, DERBY CITY COUNCIL, is the buyer. The procurement stage was an Award procedure without prior publication, seeking a recognised provider, currently AVC Wise, due to the absence of competition for technical reasons.

## Notice

Shared Cost AVC's are a salary sacrifice scheme offered to employees who are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To provide Local Government Pension scheme members the option to join a Shared Cost AVC salary sacrifice scheme to enable the employee to build an additional pot of money alongside their LG pension contributions that is exempt from Income Tax and National Insurance, with the potential to take it all as a tax-free lump sum on retirement.

Options: Initial contract term of 3 years plus an option to extend for 2 x 12 months, contract to commence 01/06/2024

### Procurement Information

AVC Wise is currently the only recognised provider of this service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013410-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £149,040 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DERBY CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 2FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby South |
| Delivery location | TLF11 Derby |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AVC WISE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

## Release History

- 25 Apr 2024 at 10:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013410-2024
- 15 Apr 2024 at 09:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012121-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.derby.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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