Military Pensions and Associated Services (MPAS)
Blackpool - DEFENCE BUSINESS SERVICE
TenderUpdate Published: 23rd December 2024 09:56:37 AM Find a Tender ServiceBackground Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared services providers in Europe delivering corporate HR, payroll, Armed Forces Pensions and Compensation, Finance, and Information Services for both civilian and military personnel in the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The services detailed for military personnel are currently provided by a 3rd party provider in an aggregated model, the contract for which, expires in May 2027. DBS is undertaking a significant programme of change which will alter our future delivery model and result in a disaggregation of current services. At this time, DBS is keen to engage with the market to identify potential future solutions which specifically focus on Pensions and Compensation elements, collectively referred to as Military Pensions and Associated Services (MPAS). Further engagements may take place for the non-pension and compensation elements of the current contract as the overall design develops, and these will be advertised as future requirements emerge. On this occasion, however, only Pensions and Compensation services will be the focus of this market engagement. Military Pensions is one of the largest UK public sector schemes with over 1.2m members. Administration of Military Pensions is currently provided by the 3rd party provider and the administration of Compensation services (but not the IT system) is delivered through an in-house capability. There is no current ambition to change this arrangement, and for this reason, only Pensions is in scope for the future administration element of the MPAS requirement. Payment arrangements for both Pensions and Compensation are provided by the 3rd party provider and [...]