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Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Stewardship Advisory Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

  • Norfolk County Council (As Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund)
  • Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)
  • Wolverhampton City Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)
  • East Sussex County Council (as Administering Authority of the East Sussex Pension Fund)
  • Wirral Council (as Administering Authority of the Merseyside Pension Fund)
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  • South Yorkshire Pension Authority
  • West Sussex County Council (as Administering Authority for the West Sussex Pension Fund)

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-014803

Published 29 June 2021, 11:25am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk County Council (As Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund)

NORWICH

NR1 2DH

Contact

Julie Ward

Email

sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.norfolk.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

one.1) Name and addresses

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)

Droylsden

M43 6SF

Email

mail@gmpf.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gmpf.org.ukg.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

one.1) Name and addresses

Wolverhampton City Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)

Wolverhampton

WFV1 1SH

Email

pensionfundenquiries@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG39 - Wolverhampton

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.wmpfonline.com/pensionsportal

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

one.1) Name and addresses

East Sussex County Council (as Administering Authority of the East Sussex Pension Fund)

Lewes

BN7 1UE

Email

pensions@eastsussex.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.eastsussexpensionfund.org

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

one.1) Name and addresses

Wirral Council (as Administering Authority of the Merseyside Pension Fund)

Liverpool

LS2 9SH

Email

mpfadmin@wirral.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD72 - Liverpool

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.mpfmembers.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

one.1) Name and addresses

South Yorkshire Pension Authority

Barnsley

S70 2RD

Email

customerservices@sypa.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE3 - South Yorkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.sypensions.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

one.1) Name and addresses

West Sussex County Council (as Administering Authority for the West Sussex Pension Fund)

Winchester

SO23 8UB

Email

pensions@hants.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.westsussex.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

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

Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Stewardship Advisory Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Reference number

NCCT42176

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66520000 - Pension services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Norfolk County Council on its own behalf and on behalf of the Pension Funds listed in this notice wish to let a Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the provision of Stewardship Advisory Services.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 75320000 - Government employee pension schemes

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council on its own behalf and on behalf of the pension funds listed in this notice with to let a Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the provision of Stewardship Advisory Services. The Framework Agreement will be split into lots, the Lot structure is still to be defined.

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; (www.ppf.co.uk)

• Local Government Association (www.local.gov.uk)

• any other administering authority or organisation of a public sector pension scheme or any public sector body or that requires pension related services;

• any common asset pool or collective investment vehicle established by or on behalf of an administering authority or group of administering authorities; or

• any bodies, organisations or companies established by them for the purpose of operating on a collective basis.

two.2.14) Additional information

The framework will be for a period of 4 years. However it may be agreed that call-offs can continue beyond the

end of the framework.

To express and interest applicants must first register on the Councils procurement system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc

Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolk/aspx/

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

11 October 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No