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title: "Award of NCS Pension Advice"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000702008"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2023-02-02"
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# Award of NCS Pension Advice

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000702008

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded the contract for "NCS Pension Advice" to Deloitte LLP. The procurement process commenced with a tender period starting on January 16, 2023, and ending on July 15, 2023. The contract, valued at £67,000, is active and was signed on January 12, 2023. This opportunity falls under the services category, aiming to provide actuarial and legal pensions advice to support the establishment of the National Care Service.

This tender for "NCS Pension Advice" creates business opportunities for consultancy firms specializing in pensions, actuarial services, and legal advice. Businesses with expertise in business and management consultancy services are well-suited to compete. Interested businesses would need to demonstrate their ability to conduct a current state analysis, provide options appraisal papers, and deliver pensions advice to support Scottish Government employees. The awarded contract aligns with the Scottish Government's commitment to ensuring consistent and high-quality care services across Scotland through the National Care Service initiative.

## Notice

The provision of Pension Advise to NCS. Scottish Ministers have made a commitment to create a National Care Service (NCS), a new organisation which will ensure everyone who needs it can expect the same standards of care, wherever they live in Scotland.In order to ensure that the relevant pensions options are considered, and to guarantee best value for money in any change, the Scottish Government seeks an actuarial and legal pensions advisor who can:* Produce a report outlining a current state analysis;* Produce a high level options appraisal paper exploring the different possibilities for staff pensions after the creation of the National Care Service;* Provide advice and support to Scottish Government employees on pensions implications on an ad hoc basis, in line with agreed Terms and Conditions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470269 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £67,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; CONSUMER SCOTLAND; DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; EDUCATION SCOTLAND; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE; INVERCLYDE COUNCIL; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND; NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; SOCIAL SECURITY DIRECTORATE; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL; THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE; TRANSPORT PLANNING & ENGINEERING LTD; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE; UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND |
| Locality | HAMILTON |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML11 7AX |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 48 |
| Supplier names | 55 NORTH NETWORK; ACORN PRINCIPLE PLUS; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; AVISON YOUNG (UK; BLAKE STEVENSON; BOXXE; BRAMBLE HUB; BSL INTERIORS; BURNFIELD DEMOLITION; CARDIFF UNIVERSITY; CETERIS (SCOTLAND; CHEMCEM SCOTLAND; CLAREMONT OFFICE FURNITURE; COLIN WARNOCK ASSOCIATES; CRAIGFORTH CONSULTANCY AND RESEARCH; DELL; DELOITTE; DFFC; DUNCAN WEMYSS; EKOSGEN; FORMATANK; GEORGE BEATTIE & SONS; GVAV; HARVEY NASH; HENDERSON LOGGIE; LOCKIT SAFE; LORIEN RESOURCING; MAM CONTRACTING; MATTER OF FOCUS; MAXI CONSTRUCTION; MITCHELL DIESEL LIMITED, TRADING AS MITCHELL POWERSYSTEMS; MPMH CONSTRUCTION; NITH VALLEY CONSTRUCTION; PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP; REGEN WASTE; RESOURCE FUTURES; RISK MANAGEMENT PARTNERS; RSK ADAS; SANGSTER ELECTRICAL; T & N GILMARTIN (CONTRACTORS; THE CREATIVE CORE GROUP; TILHILL FORESTRY; UK DOCKS MARINE SERVICES; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; VERMICON; WYRE MARINE SERVICES; YOUGOV |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2023 at 15:58 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470269

## Notice URLs

- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk/
- http://www.hutton.ac.uk
- http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.nls.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- http://www.tpande.org
- http://www.uws.ac.uk

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