- 1. NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE NORFOLK PENSION FUND)
- 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. LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
- 6. LONDON PENSIONS FUND AUTHORITY
- 7. LOCAL PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS LTD
- 8. NORTHERN IRELAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS' SUPERANNUATION COMMITTEE (NILGOSC)
- 9. STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE PENSION FUND)
- 10. THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE LOTHIAN PENSION FUND)
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE NORFOLK PENSION FUND)
Martineau Lane
NORWICH
NR12DH
Contact
Julie Ward
Telephone
+44 1603224320
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
one.1) Name and addresses
CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL (As Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund)
Bradford
BD1 1HY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE4 - West Yorkshire
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
NUTS code
UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
LGPS CENTRAL LIMITED
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lgpscentral.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
London
SW2 1RW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
LONDON PENSIONS FUND AUTHORITY
London
SE1 0LL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
LOCAL PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS LTD
London
Se1 0LL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.localpensionspartnership.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NORTHERN IRELAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS' SUPERANNUATION COMMITTEE (NILGOSC)
Belfast
BT4 2LP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE PENSION FUND)
Stafford
ST16 2LP
pensions.enquiries@staffordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.staffspf.org.uk/Home.aspx
one.1) Name and addresses
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL (AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF THE LOTHIAN PENSION FUND)
Edinburgh
ST16 2LP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
A Multi-Provider, Multi-Lot Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services Primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Reference number
NCCT42446
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal 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 City of Edinburgh Council (as Administering Authority of the Lothian Pension Fund, City of Wolverhampton Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund), London Pensions Fund Authority, Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC), Staffordshire County Council (as Administering Authority of Staffordshire Pension Fund), Local Pensions Partnership Investments Ltd wish to let a multi-lot, multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Legal Services.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Full Service (England and Wales)
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of Lot 1 covers advice on all aspects of the laws and regulations of England and Wales relevant to LGPS funds, Administering Authorities scheme employers (in respect of their participation in the LGPS) and the operators of LGPS investment pools.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Full Service (Scotland)
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of Lot 2 covers advice on all aspects of the laws and regulations of Scotland relevant to LGPS funds, administering Authorities, scheme employers (in respect of their participation in the LGPS) and LGPS investment pools/collaborative arrangements
Framework users are likely to use Lot 2 where they need Scots-law specific advice which requires a combination of advice across different areas of expertise.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Full Service (Northern Ireland)
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of Lot 3 covers advice on all aspects of the laws and regulations of Northern Ireland relevant to the LGPS in Northern Ireland (hereafter 'NI'), the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC), employing authorities (in respect of their participation in the LGPS) and LGPS investment pools/collaborative arrangements.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Investment (UK Wide)
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of Lot 4 is focused on legal advice relating to different aspects of pension fund investment and investment management or/administration (including as part of a pooled fund structure).
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Benefit Administration, Employer Bodies and Governance (England and Wales)
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of Lot 5 covers legal advice on all aspects of the laws and regulations of England and Wales relating to pensions administration, management, governance and the admission, participation and exit of scheme employers.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Benefit Administration, Employer Bodies and Governance (Scotland)
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of Lot 6 covers legal advice on all aspects of the laws and regulations of Scotland relating to pension administration, management, governance and the admission, participation and exit of scheme employers.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Benefit Administration, Employer Bodies and Governance (Northern Ireland)
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of Lot 7 covers legal advice on all aspects of the laws and regulations of Northern Ireland relating to pensions administration, management, governance and the admission, participation and exit of employing authorities.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
13 September 2022
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: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This procurement will be managed electronically via Norfolk County Council's e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the 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/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the 'tenders' section and 'express an interest' to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.