Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
Contact
Procurement Team
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.visitbritain.com/en
Buyer's address
https://visitbritain.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Tourism
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
BTA2116 - US Pension Scheme Actuarial Services
Reference number
BTA2116
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66523100 - Pension fund administration services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Administration and Actuarial Services for the Group Pension Plan for Employees of VisitBritain based in the United States.
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: £408,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66519600 - Actuarial services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG3 - West Midlands
Main site or place of performance
United States of America
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Administration and Actuarial Services for the Group Pension Plan for Employees of VisitBritain based in the United States. Services include:
Regular actuarial services.
Understanding of IAS 19 (International Accounting Standard 19) requirements and annual reporting.
Financial accounting valuation under IAS19.
Funding valuations including required triennial valuations.
Identify risk, issues and mitigations in relation to the existing or future US pension arrangements.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This contract has been awarded using the framework OJEU Contract Award Notice 077-1122 OET AEC's the "Omni CPV NVMSP Framework established by Agri-EPI Centre Limited.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 September 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mercer
One University Square Drive, Suite 100
Princeton, NJ
08540
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £408,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £408,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded using the framework OJEU Contract Award Notice 077-1122 OET AEC's the "Omni CPV NVMSP Framework established by Agri-EPI Centre Limited.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.visitbritain.com/en
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.visitbritain.com/en
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
Country
United Kingdom