Pensions Administration Operational Support Service Framework

Norfolk County CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06830bProcurement Act 2023SME suitableplanned
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Estimated value

£130.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

5

0 awarded

Published

17 Apr 2026

Deadline 01 Sept 2026

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Description

Norfolk County Council on its own behalf and on behalf of the Pension Funds listed below wish to let a Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the provision of specialist operational support for pension administration services primarily in the support of The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). - Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority of the Cheshire Pension Fund) - Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund) - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund) - City of Wolverhampton Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund) This framework may also be used by: - Any LGPS administering authorities as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/2356) (as amended) including the Firefighters' Pension Scheme and Police Pension Schemes and any of their participating employing authorities, or in relation to the LGPS in Scotland, any administering authority and any of their scheme employers as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/141) (as amended), - NILGOSC in Northern Ireland and employing authorities as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (SRNI 2014/188) (as amended), - The Board of the Pension Protection Fund. - NHS Business Services Authority (administrators of the NHS Pension Scheme) - Any other administering authority or scheme manager of a public-sector pension scheme or any public-sector body that requires pensions related services, and - Any LGPS Fund(s) or groups of funds, or any bodies, organisations or companies established by them for the purpose of operating on a collective basis. This Framework will be split into Lots.

Scope

Reference
NCCT43384
Total value
£130,000,000 excluding VAT
£156,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
16 Nov 2026 to 15 Nov 2030
Main category
services
CPV classifications
66520000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
01 Sept 2026, 10:00 am
Submission address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home to the above mentioned address
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure

Lots · 5 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Pensions Administration Operational Services£40.0mplanned
2Provision of Specialist Pensions Communications and Engagement Services£30.0mplanned
3Business Change and Transformation£20.0mplanned
4Independent Assurance Risk and Internal Controls£20.0mplanned
5Enabling Pension Technology Services£20.0mplanned