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National Pensions Administration Services Framework

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 15:27.

Opportunity overview

The Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire has awarded contracts for a National Pensions Administration Services Framework in collaboration with BlueLight Commercial. This framework was run as an open framework under the Procurement Act 2023. The Framework is an Open Framework and will re-open at 3 and 5 years, in June 2029 and June 2031 respectively.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Sopra Steria Limited

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£93m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£111.6m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PHYP-9187-JNPG
Location
Hemel Hempstead, UKH23, HP2 7AH, United Kingdom

West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£93m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£111.6m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PWTJ-2976-DRJD
Location
Bradford, UKE41, BD1 2ST, United Kingdom

XPS Administration

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£93m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£111.6m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PWBZ-5997-ZHBD
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG1 1NB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C1141
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Description
A management charge is applied for the framework.
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-052965

Type

win

Relative Value

Proportion
0.01
Monetary Value
award

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Is Open Framework Scheme
Yes
Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
open
Buyer Categories
The framework is available to Police Contracting Authorities, UK Fire and Rescue Services, NHS Bodies, The National Crime Agency (NCA), local and combined authorities, the Home Office, NPCC, College of Policing, Fire Service College, Border Force, Highways, Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities, Independent Office for Police Conduct, Organisations set up under the Crime and Courts Act 2013, BlueLight Commercial, Police Digital Service and the Local Government Pension Service (LGPS) as detailed in Section 11 (framework participants) of the Statement of requirement document.
Description
The framework is an open Framework which allows for direct award or further competition against. it. Users will need to complete a Customer access agreement to access and use the framework.
Open Framework Scheme End Date
28 Jun 2034, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire
Id
GB-PPON-PQZB-4253-GCQD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQZB-4253-GCQD

Address

Street Address
Darby House ,Darby Close ,Park Farm Industrial Estate
Locality
Wellingborough
Postal Code
NN8 6GS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF25

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Id
GB-PPON-PWTJ-2976-DRJD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWTJ-2976-DRJD

Address

Street Address
Aldermanbury House 4 Godwin Street
Locality
Bradford
Postal Code
BD1 2ST
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE41

Contact

Telephone
01274 434999

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
XPS Administration
Id
GB-PPON-PWBZ-5997-ZHBD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWBZ-5997-ZHBD

Address

Street Address
Phoenix House 1 Station Hill Berkshire
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG1 1NB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Telephone
0118 313 0700

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
Sopra Steria Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PHYP-9187-JNPG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHYP-9187-JNPG

Address

Street Address
Three Cherry Trees Lane,
Locality
Hemel Hempstead
Postal Code
HP2 7AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66141000
Description
Pension fund management services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
66520000
Description
Pension services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
66500000
Description
Insurance and pension services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWTJ-2976-DRJD
Name
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PWBZ-5997-ZHBD
Name
XPS Administration
Supplier 3
Id
GB-PPON-PHYP-9187-JNPG
Name
Sopra Steria Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Pensions Administration Framework
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
29 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
29 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
28 Jun 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 Jun 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Once awarded it is anticipated that the framework will re-open at 3 and 5 years in June 2029 and June 2031 respectively.

Value

Including VAT
111,600,000
Amount
93,000,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0015
Title
SLA Compliance
Description
Percentage of targets met to measure adherence to agreed service levels as documented in Annex 3 SLA Framework Level

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 2
Id
0014
Title
Framework- Governance
Description
Provide a log of all call-off contacts completed in the prior calendar month by the Contractor to the Framework Authority by the 10th of every month.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
0016
Title
Customer Satisfaction
Description
Consolidated Survey results from Member Surveys issued in the latest contracting year to understand the overall Member Experience and customer satisfaction.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 4
Id
0013
Title
Framework- Contract Management Performance
Description
Receipt of timely and accurate contract management information as per the Statement of Requirements and Conditions of the contract. This tracks contract performance, contractual obligations and encourages strategic relationship management.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
070987-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Jul 2026, 07:57
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wellingborough · UKF25 · NN8 6GS · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 000475-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 050922-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 070987-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·