- 1. Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund)
- 2. Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority for Cheshire Pension Fund)
- 3. Kent County Council
- 4. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)
- 5. Essex County Council (As Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund)
- 6. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund)
- 7. Name: Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee
- 8. City of Wolverhampton (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands 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
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc
one.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority for Cheshire Pension Fund)
Ellesmere Port
pensions@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Maidstone
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)
Droylsden
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council (As Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund)
Chelmsford
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH3 - Essex
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
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
Name: Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN06 - Belfast
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
City of Wolverhampton (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)
Wolverhampton
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.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
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 Framework Agreement for the provision of Pensions Administration Software Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme
Reference number
NCCT42948
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66523100 - Pension fund administration 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 Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority for Cheshire Pension Fund), Kent County Council, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund), Essex County Council (As Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund), City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund), Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee and City of Wolverhampton (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund) wish to let a multi provider, framework agreement for the provision of Pension Administration Software primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The Framework will be for a period of 4 years. However, it may be agreed that call offs may be for an extended period.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66523100 - Pension fund administration services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
In order to administer the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) a number of funds require pension administration software to provide benefit entitlement calculations and payments in compliance with relevant LGPS Regulations.
Optional additional requirements may include, payroll, provision of an online self service facility for pension scheme members (including current employees, members with deferred benefits and those already in receipt of pension benefits). The system may also be required to provide an on-line portal for use by the various employer organisations participating in the pension scheme.
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is one of the largest defined benefit (DB) schemes in the world. As at 31 March 2023 the total membership of the Scheme in England and Wales was 6.49 million, spread across around 13,802 employers, and the total funds held stood at around £354billion . In the Northern Ireland LGPS at 31 March 2023, scheme membership was 160,929, spread across over 169 employers, and total funds held stood at around £9.530 billion . In the Scottish LGPS at 31 March 2022m, scheme membership was 637,044 and total funds held stood at around £61bn.
two.2.14) Additional information
This 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 http://www.pensionprotectionfund.org.uk),
- any other administering authority or scheme manager of a public-sector pension scheme or any public-sector body that requires pensions related services, and
- any LGPS Fund(s) or groups of funds, or any bodies, organisations or companies established by them for the purpose of operating on a collective basis.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
25 November 2024
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
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