Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Isle of Wight Council
County Hall, High Street
Newport
PO30 1UD
Contact
Mrs Vanessa Squibb
Telephone
+44 1983821000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ34 - Isle of Wight
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
Pension Administration Support
Reference number
DN725627
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Pension Administration Support for 12 month period.
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: £349,800
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66523100 - Pension fund administration services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ34 - Isle of Wight
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Pension Administration Support for 12 month period in relation to the Isle of Wight Council Pension Fund. Provision of up to 120 hours of senior pension administrator per month, to be used as required, to support business-as-usual administration tasks and/or project administration and/or training in relation to the pension fund over the next twelve months.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
This urgent need has been created due to several experienced members of staff from the Authority's pension fund administration team leaving the authority over the last 12 months. A recruitment campaign has been carried out however this was unsuccessful. This contract is needed whilst an internal review and re-structure takes place. During this time specialist knowledge of Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) is required. There are very few suppliers that can provide LGPS support services and this supplier has a dedicated team and already understand the Isle of Wight Council's Pension scheme as have been proving temporary support under an existing contract.
The Isle of Wight Council observed a 10 day standstill period which ended at midnight on 3 June 2024.
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 000-016446
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Pension Administration Support
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 June 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hymans Robertson LLP
One London Wall
London
EC2Y 5EA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ34 - Isle of Wight
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £349,800
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom