Tender

Defined Benefit Administration Services

  • SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-021914

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02dd09

Published 3 September 2021, 3:53pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

St. Lawrence House,Station Approach

HORLEY

RH69HJ

Contact

Stephen Knight

Email

Stephen.Knight2@sgn.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.sgn.com

one.3) Communication

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

www.sgn.com

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

Stephen.knight2@sgn.co.uk

Horley

Contact

Stephen Knight

Email

Stephen.knight2@sgn.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.sgn.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.sgn.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Defined Benefit Administration Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66141000 - Pension fund management services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

SGN operates a closed defined benefit (final salary) pension arrangement which is registered in the UK and governed by a Trustee Board. The Scheme is currently administered by SSE Pensions, by their in-house Team in Perth, and the Scheme Actuary is Hymans Robertson LLP. The Scheme has been in force in its current form since 2005. It has assets of c£1.3bn, is relatively well funded, and is looking for a high quality administrative and secretariat service to operate from autumn 2022.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Management and Administration of Defined Benefits pension Scheme

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Renewal to be discussed after initial three year period

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Possibility of initial contract being extended by up to 24 months


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

17 September 2021

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

SGN

Horley

Email

Stephen.knight2@sgn.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

WWW.SGN.COM