TEN-2526-037 (PA2023) Retirement Consultancy Framework - Lot No 2, Call-Off No 1

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) CorporationcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06085fProcurement Act 2023pending

Estimated value

Awarded value

£400k

Awarded 30 Jun 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

20 Jul 2026

Description

May: Preparation and attendance at regular project calls. Reviewing the project plan and work to develop the project plan for Co-design Cycle 2. Production of a decisions log to record the agreed design structure Work in respect of the annuity transfer value design, including: Preparation for and attendance at the meeting on 12 May to discuss Rothesay's initial analysis Preparation of paper "Review of Rothesay's transfer value analysis" dated May 2026 Preparation for and attendance at the meeting on 29 May to discuss and agree the annuity transfer value design Initiating the Value for Money workstream, including outlining potential elements of the Value for Money process for Rothesay's review Further work in respect of the approach to managing different annuity rates, including liaising with Rothesay in respect of sample annuity pricing. June: Further analysis and advice in relation to allowing for different characteristics in member incomes & managing different annuity rates, including a workshop on 18 June and updating decision log Liaising with Nest & Rothesay in respect of assessing the Value for Money of annuity pricing Reviewing the bulk annuity umbrella terms Reviewing and updating the co-design cycle 2 project plan Attendance at regular project management/ governance calls July: Further analysis and advice in respect of allowing for affluence in member incomes from age 75, including further workshop attendance Further review and negotiation of bulk annuity terms, including reflecting Value for Money terms Further support in initiating co-design cycle 2 Attendance at regular project management/ governance calls August: Continue to provide input, ideas and challenge to discussions/negotiations with Nest and the insurer on operational aspects of the product design (including, for example, continuation of income on death, transfer values for divorce, cohort cut-off dates, frequency of payment, date of first and last payment to members, product launch) Support the development and negotiation of the necessary operational processes to support the LLPI product, bringing insights from our bulk annuity experience, including consideration of: Member existence and movement reporting Provision of data to/ from TCS and Nest Member event processes (e.g. deaths, transfer values) "Future proofing" operational approaches so they would be expected to work for different insurers in future Further review and negotiation of the bulk annuity product terms as required Attendance at regular project management/governance calls

Scope

Reference
TEN-2526-037 (PA2023)
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2030
CPV classifications
66523000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Experience and Capabilityquality50.00%
Proposed Teamquality30.00%
Costcost20.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£400k

Award date

30 Jun 2026

Contract start

29 Jul 2026

Contract end

31 Dec 2026

Awarded to