Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)
10 South Colonnade 1st floor
London
E14 4PU
procurement@nestcorporation.org.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Technical Architecture Consultancy services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £624,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Proposal / Weighting: 65%
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 35%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-027968
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 January 2024
five.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
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cleartech Consulting Ltd
Cambridgeshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £624,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £624,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Nest Corporation
10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom