- 1. NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- 2. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (As Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund)
- 3. City of Wolverhampton Council (As Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)
- 4. LGPS Central Limited
- 5. Staffordshire County Council (As Administering Authority of the Staffordshire Pension Fund)
- 6. West Sussex County Council (As administering authority of the West Sussex Pension Fund)
- 7. Wirral Council (As Administering Authority for Merseyside Pension Fund)
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Martineau Lane
NORWICH
NR12DH
Contact
Julie Ward
Telephone
+44 1603224320
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (As Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund)
Bradford
BD1 2ST
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE41 - Bradford
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
City of Wolverhampton Council (As Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)
Wolverhampton
WV1 1XP
pensionfundenquiries@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
LGPS Central Limited
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LD
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Staffordshire County Council (As Administering Authority of the Staffordshire Pension Fund)
Stafford
ST16 2DH
pensions.enquiries@staffordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.staffspf.org.uk/Home.aspx
one.1) Name and addresses
West Sussex County Council (As administering authority of the West Sussex Pension Fund)
Chichester
PO19 1RG
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Wirral Council (As Administering Authority for Merseyside Pension Fund)
Liverpool
LS2 9SH
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD72 - Liverpool
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Transition Management Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme
Reference number
NCCT42947
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66520000 - Pension services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
In addition to Norfolk County Council, the Founder Authorities listed in this Contract Notice have established a multi-provider Framework Agreement for Transition Management Services to be available to all LGPS Funds and other bodies as listed in the Contract Notice.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Transition Management and Implementation Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66131100 - Pension investment services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide a wide range of services in relation to Transition and Implementation Services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Transition Management Advisory Services
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66520000 - Pension services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide a wide range of services in relation to Transition Management Advisory Services
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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: 2024/S 000-032648
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
Lot 1
Title
Transition Management and Implementation Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
2020394
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
03704031
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Northern Trust Company
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
BR001960
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Russell Investments Implementation Services Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
415353
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £15,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
Lot 2
Title
Transition Management Advisory Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hymans Robertson LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
OC310282
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mercer Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
984275
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £15,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The figures/values stated do not reflect the true volume of business. There is no guarantee of business, but the expectation is that up to £15,000,000.00 could be procured against this Framework Agreement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Nplaw
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom