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title: "ESCC DR Actuarial, Benefits and Governance Consultancy Services for the East Sussex Pension Fund"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077fd4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "East Sussex County Council"
published: "2026-10-02"
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# ESCC DR Actuarial, Benefits and Governance Consultancy Services for the East Sussex Pension Fund

Buyer: East Sussex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077fd4

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## Summary

East Sussex County Council procured actuarial, benefits and governance consultancy for the East Sussex Pension Fund. The work provides professional actuarial advice and supports effective governance of the Fund, whose pension benefits are financed through contributions and investment earnings. It is a financial and insurance consultancy service, delivered for the Fund in East Sussex. The procurement was for one service package covering the Fund rather than a set of separately described workstreams. The Council is responsible for the Fund and is the buyer of the consultancy. The requirement is specific to local government pension fund advice and governance, rather than general financial consultancy.

The procurement is complete and Mercer Limited was selected for the contract, with the award dated 2 October 2026. The award value is £1.8 million excluding VAT (£2.16 million including VAT). The contract is scheduled to run from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2030, with two optional three-year extensions at the Council’s discretion, potentially extending the term to 31 December 2036. The Council ran a competitive further competition through the National LGPS Framework for Actuarial, Benefits and Governance Consultancy Services. There was one lot. The published award records the supplier as selected, with the award status pending; a future contract signature was scheduled for 19 October 2026.

For suppliers tracking East Sussex County Council’s pension fund requirements, this award demonstrates demand for integrated actuarial, benefits and governance advice at substantial scale. A credible competitor would need strong actuarial expertise alongside the ability to advise on pension benefits and support effective governance of a local government pension fund operating under the Public Services Pensions Act 2013. Experience with the Local Government Pension Scheme framework route and competing in a further competition would also be relevant. The selected provider, Mercer Limited, is a large consultancy, indicating that the requirement was awarded to a supplier able to deliver specialist professional advice for the Fund as a whole. The work is focused on East Sussex County Council’s pension fund, so relevant fund-specific and public-sector pension experience would be important.

## Notice

East Sussex County Council use consultants for actuarial services to provide professional level advice, ensuring effective governance of the East Sussex Pension Fund. Pension benefits are funded by contributions and investment earnings. The Fund is governed by the Public Services Pensions Act 2013. An Invitation to Further Competition process was undertaken via accessing the National LGPS Framework for Actuarial, Benefits & Governance Consultancy Services to appoint a provider to deliver a new contract for the provision of Actuarial Services for the East Sussex Pension Fund. The new contract is scheduled to commence on 1st January 2027.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093392-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,800,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | East Sussex County Council |
| Locality | LEWES |
| Postcode area | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN7 1UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Electoral ward | Lewes Priory |
| Westminster constituency | Lewes |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mercer Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 14:13 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093392-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093392-2026
  2nd October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05196d
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.mercer.com/

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