Published date: 29 August 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 17 March 2025, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Pension investment services - 66131100

  • Pension fund management services - 66141000

    • Insurance services - 66510000

    • Life insurance services - 66511000

    • Accident and health insurance services - 66512000

    • Pension services - 66520000

    • Group pension services - 66522000

    • Pension fund administration services - 66523100

    • Benefit services - 75310000

    • Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £19,000,000

Procurement reference

20250829102539-91080

Published date

29 August 2025

Closing date

17 March 2025

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

25 September 2025

Contract end date

30 April 2032

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NWUPC in conjunction with UCEA has a requirement to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of a Defined Contribution Master Trust Pension Scheme and Employee Benefits including Group Life Assurance, Group Income Protection and the provision of a customisable benefits platform for the management of employee benefits through a single centralised portal. NWUPC is establishing the Framework Agreement as a central purchasing body for itself and its Members (Other Contracting Bodies (OCB)). NWUPC is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations") on behalf of members of APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC and SUPC. The Framework Agreement will be split into three lots as follows:
Lot 1 - Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (Master Trust)
Lot 2 - Group Life Assurance & Group Income Protection
Lot 3 - Flexible Benefits Platform
Please note that this is the second award notice and relates to the award of Lot 3. A separate notice was published pertaining to the award of Lots 1 & 2 .

Award information

Awarded date

22 August 2025

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

30 April 2032

Total value of contract

£19,000,000

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited

Address

Wellington Row, York YO90 1WR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Supplier Awarded to Lots 1 and 2. Notice already published.

Personal Group Holdings Plc

Address

John Ormond House,
899 Silbury Blvd,
Milton Keynes,
MK93XL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Supplier awarded to Lot 3

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Dye

Address

Salford Innovation Forum Room 210, 51 Frederick Road
Salford
M6 6FP
ENG

Telephone

+44 1612348010

Email

Sarah.Dye@nwupc.ac.uk

Website

https://nwupc.ac.uk/