---
title: "HIE Pension Scheme and Local Government Scheme Support"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000783084"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000783084"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000783084.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000783084.json"
source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE"
published: "2024-11-25"
---

# HIE Pension Scheme and Local Government Scheme Support

Buyer: HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000783084

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000783084)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000783084.json)

## Summary

Highlands and Islands Enterprise, based in Inverness, has awarded a contract for the provision of HIE Pension Scheme and Local Government Scheme support services to Spence & Partners. This contract covers the period from 3rd February 2025 to 31st October 2027. The procurement process has been completed, with the award made on 12th November 2024. The services fall under the CPV code 66520000, related to financial services and are crucial for managing the HIE Superannuation Scheme where Spence & Partners has already established expertise.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses in the financial services sector, particularly those with strong technical expertise in pension schemes. Spence & Partners was selected due to their specialised knowledge and the efficiency their existing data handling offers, preventing redundancy and additional costs. This would be highly relevant for large-scale companies already operating in the finance or pension administration industry, considering the specific nature of the data accessibility and integration required for this contract.

## Notice

This contract award notice refers to spend relating to the provision of HIE Pension Scheme and Local Government support services covering the period 03/02/25 to 31/10/27. The delivery is fully reliant upon accessing data held by the supplier to the Board of the Trustees of the HIE Superannuation Scheme, currently Spence and Partners Limited. Spence and Partners Ltd have specialist technical knowledge and gained important insight to the work required from their current Pension Board of Trustees contract. A change in supplier would not deliver any efficiencies and is considered to result in substantial duplication of costs due to the double data handling costs that another supplier may experience and pass back to HIE.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract award notice refers to spend relating to the provision of HIE Pension Scheme and Local Government support services covering the period 03/02/25 to 31/10/27. The delivery is fully reliant upon accessing data held by the supplier to the Board of the Trustees of the HIE Superannuation Scheme, currently Spence and Partners Limited. Spence and Partners Ltd have specialist technical knowledge and gained important insight to the work required from their current Pension Board of Trustees contract. A change in supplier would not deliver any efficiencies and is considered to result in substantial duplication of costs due to the double data handling costs that another supplier may experience and pass back to HIE.

### Procurement Information

The delivery is fully reliant upon accessing data held by the supplier to the Board of the Trustees of the HIE Superannuation Scheme, currently Spence and Partners Limited. Spence and Partners Ltd have specialist technical knowledge and gained important insight to the work required from their current Pension Board of Trustees contract. A change in supplier would not deliver any efficiencies and is considered to result in substantial duplication of costs due to the double data handling costs that another supplier may experience and pass back to HIE.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV519001 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Nov 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 | £57,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV2 5NA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness South |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPENCE & PARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66520000 - Pension services

## Release History

- 25 Nov 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV519001

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV519001
  HIE Pension Scheme and Local Government Scheme Support - This contract award notice refers to spend relating to the provision of HIE Pension Scheme and Local Government support services covering the period 03/02/25 to 31/10/27. The delivery is fully reliant upon accessing data held by the supplier to the Board of the Trustees of the HIE Superannuation Scheme, currently Spence and Partners Limited. Spence and Partners Ltd have specialist technical knowledge and gained important insight to the work required from their current Pension Board of Trustees contract. A change in supplier would not deliver any efficiencies and is considered to result in substantial duplication of costs due to the double data handling costs that another supplier may experience and pass back to HIE.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000783084
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000783084. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000783084.json.