Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
UK
Contact person: Procurement Team
E-mail: procurement@visitbritain.org
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.visitbritain.com/en
Address of the buyer profile: https://visitbritain.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Tourism
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
BTA2116 - US Pension Scheme Actuarial Services
Reference number: BTA2116
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66523100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Administration and Actuarial Services for the Group Pension Plan for Employees of VisitBritain based in the United States.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
408 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66519600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
Main site or place of performance:
United States of America
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Administration and Actuarial Services for the Group Pension Plan for Employees of VisitBritain based in the United States. Services include:<br/>Regular actuarial services.<br/>Understanding of IAS 19 (International Accounting Standard 19) requirements and annual reporting. <br/>Financial accounting valuation under IAS19.<br/>Funding valuations including required triennial valuations.<br/>Identify risk, issues and mitigations in relation to the existing or future US pension arrangements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract has been awarded using the framework OJEU Contract Award Notice 077-1122 OET AEC's the "Omni CPV NVMSP Framework established by Agri-EPI Centre Limited.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
24/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 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
Mercer
One University Square Drive, Suite 100
Princeton, NJ
08540
US
NUTS: US
Internet address(es)
URL: www.mercer.com
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:
: 408 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded using the framework OJEU Contract Award Notice 077-1122 OET AEC's the "Omni CPV NVMSP Framework established by Agri-EPI Centre Limited.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
UK
E-mail: procurement@visitbritain.org
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.visitbritain.com/en
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
UK
E-mail: procurement@visitbritain.org
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.visitbritain.com/en
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
UK
E-mail: procurement@visitbritain.org
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.visitbritain.com/en
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/10/2025