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Contract Award Notice

Independent Local Pension Board Chair for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

  • First published: 04 June 2025
  • Last modified: 04 June 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-148175
Published by:
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority
Authority ID:
AA0484
Publication date:
04 June 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority is seeking to appoint an Independent Local Pension Board Chair on a consultancy basis to assist the Authority (Scheme Manager) in relation to the administration and governance of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme(s), in order to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and any requirements of the Pensions Regulator. The Chair will ensure that the scheme operates efficiently, effectively, and in compliance with relevant regulations. The outcome of the procurement is to appoint a qualified and experienced individual to the position of Independent Local Pension Board Chair. The appointed Chair will be responsible for providing leadership and guidance to the pension board, ensuring that it fulfills its statutory duties and responsibilities. The contract period will be for three years, commencing on the 1st August 2025 with the possibility of a two-year extension.

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL

SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

Procurement Department , Fire Service Headquarters, Lime Grove Avenue,

Carmarthen

SA31 1SP

UK

David Williams

+44 3706060699

procurement@mawwfire.gov.uk

http://www.mawwfire.gov.uk

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Independent Local Pension Board Chair for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

2.2

Description of the contract

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority is seeking to appoint an Independent Local Pension Board Chair on a consultancy basis to assist the Authority (Scheme Manager) in relation to the administration and governance of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme(s), in order to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and any requirements of the Pensions Regulator.

The Chair will ensure that the scheme operates efficiently, effectively, and in compliance with relevant regulations.

The outcome of the procurement is to appoint a qualified and experienced individual to the position of Independent Local Pension Board Chair. The appointed Chair will be responsible for providing leadership and guidance to the pension board, ensuring that it fulfills its statutory duties and responsibilities.

The contract period will be for three years, commencing on the 1st August 2025 with the possibility of a two-year extension.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

66141000 Pension fund management services
66520000 Pension services
66523100 Pension fund administration services
75320000 Government employee pension schemes
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1018 Swansea
1024 Powys

2.4

Estimated Total Value

53500 GBP

3 Procedure

3.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4 Award of Contract

4.1

Successful Bidders

4.1.1

Name and Address of successful supplier, contractor or service provider


MWITQ61




Craven Advisory Services Limited

93 Banks Road, West Kirby,

Wirral

CH480RB

AF




5 Other Information

5.1

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

MWITQ61

5.2

Date of Contract Award

 21-05-2025

5.3

Number of tenders received

1

5.4

Other Information

(WA Ref:150322)

5.5

Additional Documentation

N/a

5.6

Publication date of this notice:

 04-06-2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
75320000 Government employee pension schemes Compulsory social security services
66523100 Pension fund administration services Pension fund consultancy services
66141000 Pension fund management services Portfolio management services
66520000 Pension services Insurance and pension services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1024 Powys
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018 Swansea

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
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Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
20 February 2025
Deadline date:
04 April 2025 00:00
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Authority name:
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority
Publication date:
04 June 2025
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Authority name:
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@mawwfire.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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