Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
Floor 3, County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
Contact person: Julie Ward
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.norfolk.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire West and Cheshire Council (as administering authority of the Cheshire Pension Fund)
4 Civica Way, Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port
CH35 0BE
UK
E-mail: pensions@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD63
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cheshirepensionfund.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as administering authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund)
PO Box 67
Bradford
BD1 1UP
UK
E-mail: pensions@wypf.org.uk
NUTS: UKE4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wypf.org.uk/contact-us
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council (as administering authority of the Essex Pension Fund)
PO Box 11, County hall
Chelmsford
NR1 2DH
UK
E-mail: pensionenquiries@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essexpensionfund.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
Flintshire County Council (as administering authority of the Clwyd Pension Fund)
County Hall, Mold
Clwyd
CH 6NA
UK
E-mail: pensions@flintshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://mss.clwydpensionfund.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as administering authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)
Guardsman Tony Downes House, 5 Manchester Road
Droylsden
M13 6SF
UK
E-mail: mail@gmpf.org.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gmpf.org.uk/default.htm
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC)
Templeton House, 411 Holywood Road
Belfast
BT4 2LP
UK
E-mail: info@NILGOSC.org.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nilgosc.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
Floor 8, Gateway Plazza, Sackville Street
Barnsley
S70 2RD
UK
E-mail: pensions@sypf.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sypensions.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
Wirral Council (as administering authority of the Merseyside Pension Fund)
Castle Chambers, 43 Castle Street
Liverpool
L2 9SH
UK
E-mail: mpfadmin@wirral.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD72
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://mpfmembers.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
Wolverhampton City Council (as administering authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)
PO Box 3948
Wolverhampton
WV1 1XP
UK
E-mail: pensionfundenquiries@wolverhampton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG39
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wmpfonline.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council (as administering authority of Norfolk Pension Fund)
Lawrence House, 5 St Andrews Hill
Norwich
NR2 1AD
UK
E-mail: pensions@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.norfolk.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
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
A Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pensions Administration Software
Reference number: NCCT41608
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66520000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The procurement involved the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of pensions administration software.
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.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66520000
66141000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
England, Wales, Scotland and NORTHERN IRELAND.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The founder authorities named above have established a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of pensions administration software to be available to all LGPS administering authorities and other bodies as defined in this OJEU contract notice 2020/S 009-16820, to provide national access to high-quality efficient and effective services at the best possible price.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
000
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
Please note the value of the framework agreement of GBP 300 000 000 is an estimate as there is no guarantee of business.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 009-016820
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: NCCT41608
Title: A Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pensions Administration Software
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
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 Ltd
Leeds
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Paymaster (1836) Ltd Trading as Equiniti
Crawley
UK
NUTS: UKJ27
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Heywood Ltd trading as Aquila Heywood Ltd
Altrincham
UK
NUTS: UKD3
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:
: 300 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
In addition to those listed above, the 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 (http://www.pensionprotectionfund.org.uk),
— 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
UK
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 EN Standard form 02 — Contract notice 12/19 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.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2020