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Published 24 May 2025, 12:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

A multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Benchmarking and Cost Transparency Services

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServices
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Dec 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Benchmarking and Cost Transparency Services primarily in support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

CPV: Pension services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs)

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “A multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Benchmarking…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 May 2025, 12:25 BST
Last source update
24 May 2025, 12:25 BST
Authority reference
NCCT43181
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027293
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Pension services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05259a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

24 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    24 May 2025, 12:25 BST
  2. Tender notice expected330 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    24 May 2025, 12:25 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYH-3246-XWTR County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender