Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
Contact person: Technical/Quality
E-mail: CPG.Enquiries@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/fcdo
Address of the buyer profile: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Cordoba Agreement Pension Scheme.
Reference number: Project 11366 ITT 6797
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66520000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The FCDO requires a supplier to provide administration and payment of pensions on behalf of the Overseas Pensions Department (OPD) to approximately 900 overseas pensioners currently entitled to life pensions, for the contract term.
This is a bespoke pension scheme; and a working knowledge of the Gibraltar Pension Ordinances is essential. The administration of this pension scheme will require the supplier to engage with the Government of Gibraltar and maintain a strong working relationship to facilitate the sharing of critical information.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 037 610.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The FCDO require the facility of a banking service to provide services in relation to the administration of this Cordoba scheme, and the disbursement of pension payments to pensioners covered by the ongoing Scheme Agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical/Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30
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.1.8) 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 000-038763
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ecm_7585
Title: Cordoba Agreement Pension Scheme
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CROWN AGENTS BANK LIMITED
The News Building
London
SE1 9SG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 037 610.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/11/2025