Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)
10 South Colonnade 1st floor
London
E14 4PU
UK
E-mail: procurement@nestcorporation.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nestpensions.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Technical Architecture Consultancy services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66171000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Nest has established a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Technical Architecture Services, to support Nest with access to technical consultancy support for the implementation and delivery of changes to the Nest scheme
Administration.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
624 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nest has established a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Technical Architecture Services, to support Nest with access to technical consultancy support for the implementation and delivery of changes to the Nest scheme administration and related services. This framework agreement will run for 4 years.
The scheme administration services allow Employers to enrol their workers into the nest pension scheme and then make contributions to their accounts. Nest has been operational since 2012 and has already enrolled over 12 million members.
Nest has recently contracted with a scheme administration provider to transform the services which will include a significant change to the way the services are delivered and the underlying technical platform. This will enable Nest and the Scheme Administrator to better serve our customers.
This requirement will provide Nest with experience across Technical Architecture, Service Operation and DevSecOps methodologies and tools in a Cloud Based environment. It is Nest’s preference that that majority of the services are delivered by a single resource and supported by a wider team for more specific service outputs.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposal
/ Weighting: 65%
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 35%
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
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:
2023/S 000-027968
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
11/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cleartech Consulting Ltd
Cambridgeshire
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 624 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Nest Corporation
10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/02/2024