---
title: "Strategic advisory services for policy and strategy team"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07873c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Pension Protection Fund"
published: "2026-10-14"
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# Strategic advisory services for policy and strategy team

Buyer: Pension Protection Fund  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07873c

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## Summary

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) appointed an external adviser to provide policy and strategic advisory services to its strategy and policy team. The work is pension fund consultancy, supporting the PPF’s development and consideration of policy and strategy. The procurement is for services rather than goods or works. The awarded work is associated with the United Kingdom; no more specific delivery location is identified. This requirement is relevant to consultancies able to advise on pension fund policy and strategy and provide external strategic support to a public-sector pension protection organisation.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The PPF used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. PA Consulting Services Ltd was selected. The contract was signed on 9 September 2026 and runs from 10 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its stated gross value is £81,000. The process comprised one lot, which is complete. The published procurement data does not describe evaluation criteria; the stated route was a non-competitive direct award. The contract covers pension fund consultancy services delivered in the United Kingdom.

For future requirements of this kind, a credible competitor would need to demonstrate strong policy and strategic advisory capability relevant to pension funds, and the ability to support a strategy and policy team as an external adviser. The award shows that the PPF buys a focused consultancy service through a direct, below-threshold route, rather than a competed tender for this particular requirement. Suppliers should be prepared to explain how their expertise can address the PPF’s policy and strategy needs and work effectively with its internal team. PA Consulting Services Ltd, a large supplier, was selected for this engagement, indicating that established consultancy capacity was represented in the outcome. The relevant market is pension fund policy and strategic advice to the PPF, not general management consultancy.

## Notice

The PPF is seeking to appoint an external advisor to provide policy and strategic advisory services to the strategy and policy team.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096868-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £81,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Pension Protection Fund |
| Locality | CROYDON |
| Postcode area | Croydon |
| Postcode | CR0 2NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Electoral ward | Fairfield |
| Westminster constituency | Croydon West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66523000 - Pension fund consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 10:58 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096868-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096868-2026
  14th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ppf.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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