Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Martineau Lane
NORWICH
NR12DH
Contact
Julie Ward
Telephone
+44 1603224320
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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/aspx/Home
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund)
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.essexpensionfund.co.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
Hampshire County Council
Winchester
SO23 8UB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshire-services/pensions
one.1) Name and addresses
Environment Agency (as Administering Authority of the Environment Agency Pension fund)
Bristol
BS1 5AH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council (as administering authority for Kent Pension Fund)
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ4 - Kent
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.kentpensionfund.co.uk
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 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Actuarial, Benefits and Governance Consultancy Services
Reference number
NCCT43062
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 Environment Agency (as Administering Authority of the Environment Agency Pension fund), Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund), Hampshire County Council and Kent County Council (as Administering Authority of the Kent Pension Fund) wish to let a multi-provider, Framework Agreement for the provision of Actuarial, Benefits and Governance Consultancy Services primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
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.
This Framework is split into 5 Lots
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Actuarial Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66520000 - Pension services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of Actuarial Services
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Benefits Consultancy
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66520000 - Pension services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Benefits Consultancy
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Governance Consultancy
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66520000 - Pension services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Governance Consultancy
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Funding Risk Advisory Services
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66520000 - Pension services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Funding Risk Advisory Services
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Consultancy Services to Support Specialist Projects
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66520000 - Pension services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Consultancy Services to Support Specialist Projects
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
17 March 2025
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.
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