Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR12DH
UK
Contact person: Julie Ward
Telephone: +44 1603224320
E-mail: julie.ward@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.norfolk.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority of the Cheshire Pension Fund)
Ellesmere Port
UK
E-mail: pensions@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD63
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cheshirepensionfund.org
I.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council (as Administering Authority of the Kent Pension Fund)
Maidstone
UK
E-mail: pensions@kent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.kentpensionfund.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.kentpensionfund.co.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)
Droylsden
UK
E-mail: mail@gmpf.org.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gmpf.org.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund)
Chelmsford
UK
E-mail: pensionenquiries@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essexpensionfund.co.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund)
Bradford
UK
E-mail: pensions@wypf.org.uk
NUTS: UKE41
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wypf.org.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC)
Belfast
UK
E-mail: info@nilgosc.org.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://nilgosc.org.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Wolverhampton Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)
Wolverhampton
UK
E-mail: pensionfundenquiries@wolverhampton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG39
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wmpfonline.com/pensionsportal
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pensions Administration Software Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Reference number: NCCT42948
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66523100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund), on its own behalf and on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority of the Cheshire Pension Fund), Kent County Council (as Administering Authority of the Kent Pension Fund), Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund), Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund), City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund), Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC), City of Wolverhampton Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund) have let a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Pensions Administration Software primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to be available to all LGPS Funds and other bodies as listed in this Contract Notice. There is no guarantee of business, but the expectation is that up to £300,000,000.00 could be procured against this Framework Agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council and the Authorities listed in this notice have let a multi-provider Framework Agreement for the provision of Pensions Administration Software primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80%
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The value of the contract is not exact as this is a Framework Agreement there is no guarantee of business but the expectation is the £300,000,000.00 of business will go through the Framework
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-038288
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: NCCT42996
Title: Pensions Administration Software
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Civica UK Ltd
01628868
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Paymaster (1836) Limited t/a EQ Retirement Solutions (EQRS)
03249700
Crawley
UK
NUTS: UKJ28
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Heywood Ltd
13174233
Altrincham
UK
NUTS: UKD3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 300 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/04/2025