Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Martineau Lane
NORWICH
NR12DH
UK
Contact person: Julie Ward
Telephone: +44 1603224320
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.norfolk.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority of the Cheshire Pension Fund)
Ellesmere Port
UK
E-mail: pensions@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD63
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cheshirepensionfund.org
I.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council (as Administering Authority of the Kent Pension Fund)
Maidstone
UK
E-mail: pensions@kent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.kentpensionfund.co.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)
Droylsden
UK
E-mail: mail@gmpf.org.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gmpf.org.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund)
Chelmsford
UK
E-mail: pensionenquiries@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essexpensionfund.co.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as Administering Authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund)
Bradford
UK
E-mail: pensions@wypf.org.uk
NUTS: UKE41
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wypf.org.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC)
Belfast
UK
E-mail: info@nilgosc.org.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://nilgosc.org.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Wolverhampton Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)
Wolverhampton
UK
E-mail: pensionfundenquiries@wolverhampton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG39
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wmpfonline.com/pensionsportal
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.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 abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pensions Administration Software Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Reference number: NCCT42948
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66523100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund), on its own behalf and on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council (as Administering Authority of the Cheshire Pension Fund), Kent County Council (as Administering Authority of the Kent Pension Fund), 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 (NILGOSC), City of Wolverhampton Council (as Administering Authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund) wishes to let a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Pensions Administration Software primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to be available to all LGPS Funds and other bodies as listed in this Contract Notice. There is no guarantee of business, but the expectation is that up to £300,000,000.00 could be procured against this Framework Agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66520000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council and the Authorities listed in this notice wish to let a multi-provider Framework Agreement for the provision of Pensions Administration Software primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-019424
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
20/01/2025
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/01/2025
Local time: 10:05
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
In addition to those listed in this notice the Framework may be used by:
• Any successor body to the Council including any company formed by the Council to carry out its Pension National Frameworks functions
• Any organisation the Council outsources its Pension National Frameworks requirements to
• Any public body with which the Council enters into pooling arrangements for the provision of its Pension National Frameworks services.
• the Board of the Pension Protection Fund (http://www.pensionprotectionfund.org.uk)
• any other administering authority or organisation of a public sector pension scheme or any public sector body or that requires pension related services;
• any common asset pool or collective investment vehicle established by or on behalf of an administering authority or group of administering authorities; or
any bodies, organisations or companies established by them for the purpose of operating on a collective basis.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council has decided to incorporate a standstill period at the point when information on the proposed award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of ten calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Contract is entered into. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by any breach of the Council's obligations may take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/11/2024