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Published 10 Oct 2024, 15:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Transition Management Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 8 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£15,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 18 Nov 2024awarded 10 Feb 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

In addition to Norfolk County Council, the Founder Authorities listed in this Contract Notice have established a multi-provider Framework Agreement for Transition Management Services to be available to all LGPS Funds and other bodies as listed in the Contract Notice.

CPV: Pension investment services · Pension services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 16 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.3 per place) · 6 appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Transition Management and Implementation ServicesAwarded

To provide a wide range of services in relation to Transition and Implementation Services.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Transition Management Advisory ServicesAwarded

To provide a wide range of services in relation to Transition Management Advisory Services

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Transition…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 16 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Oct 2024, 15:09 BST
Last source update
11 Mar 2025, 15:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42947
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008789
Classification (CPV)
Pension investment servicesPension services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a7a9 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

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 tenders 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.

Publisher note: The figures/values stated do not reflect the true volume of business. There is no guarantee of business, but the expectation is that up to £15,000,000.00 could be procured against this Framework Agreement.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
18 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Nov 2024, 14:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Nov 2024 → 11 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    18 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Nov 2024, 14:05 GMT
  3. Notice published
    11 Mar 2025, 15:34 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Mar 2025, 15:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 10 Feb 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £15,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Transition Management and Implementation Services

    Signed
    10 Feb 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Transition Management Advisory Services

    Signed
    10 Feb 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

7 public bodies on the notice

NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Martineau Lane, NORWICH, East of England, NR12DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NplawReview body Norwich

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria