Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
+44 1274432111
City Hall, Centenary Square
Bradford
BD11HX
UK
Contact person: Faruk Quadri
Telephone: +44 1274432111
E-mail: faruk.quadri@bradford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE41
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.bradford.gov.uk
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
Pension Administration Operational Support Services
Reference number: NCCT42210
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66523100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To provide pension professionals to work on the Fire Matthews delivery. These staff will initially work on processing cases that are ready for payment, using The National LGPS Framework for Pensions Administration Operational Support Services (Lot 1) direct award.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
498 225.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide pension professionals to work on the Fire Matthews delivery. These staff will initially work on processing cases that are ready for payment, using The National LGPS Framework for Pensions Administration Operational Support Services (Lot 1) direct award.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
option to extend by agreement for a maximum of 2x 6 months, subject to performance.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Explanation
The use of lot 1 under the National LGPS Framework for Pensions Administration Operational Support Services to provide specialist Pensions Administration Operational Support Services as a direct award.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aptia UK Limited
14923590
Level 37, Tower 42 25 Old Broad Street, London
EC2N 1HQ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 498 225.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2026