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Awarded Contract

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/06/2025

External Reference: 20897472-f72c-4fde-9bcd-5a6f1be25240

Awarded Contract

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Preliminary Data

Type of contract: Services
Procedure: Open
Awarded Procedure Type: Open

Contact information

Official name: North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
Url: https://nwupc.ac.uk/
Address line 1: Salford Innovation Forum- Room 210
Town: Salford
Postal Code: M6 6FP
Country: England
Contact person: Sarah Dye
E-mail: sarah.dye@nwupc.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1612348016

Contract information

Title attributed to the contract: Pension Scheme (Defined Contribution) and Additional Benefits
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 notice relates only to the award of Lots 1 & 2 of this tender exercise. The award process for Lot 3 Flexible Benefits Platform has not been concluded and, as such, will be covered in a separate contract award notice in line with the conclusion of the contract.

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66520000   Pension services
66131100   Pension investment services
66141000   Pension fund management services
66510000   Insurance services
66511000   Life insurance services
66512000   Accident and health insurance services
66522000   Group pension services
66523100   Pension fund administration services
48000000   Software package and information systems
75310000   Benefit services
79900000   Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Dates
Expire date: 17/03/2025 13:00
Contract start date: 01/05/2025
Contract end date: 30/04/2032

Values
Lowest value: 0
Highest value: 19000000

Complementary information

Is this suitable for SME (Small and Medium Enterprises)?:
Is this suitable for VCSE (Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise)?:

Region(s)
Any Region

Additional Details

Attachment 0
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89289&B=NWUPC 

Additional data
Attachment 1
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/91080 

User / Company

Award Information

Awarded Date: 29/05/2025
Awarded Value: 19,000,000.00
Contract start date: 01/06/2025
Contract end date: 30/04/2032

Supplier Information 0
Supplier's name:
Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited
Supplier's address:
Wellington Row, York YO90 1WR
Contact person:
DUNS number of supplier:
Additional information:

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