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

Norfolk County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 15:02.

Opportunity overview

Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund), on its own behalf and on behalf of Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) (a body set up under Section 7 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 and The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 110-113), Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund), Lincolnshire County Council (as Administering Authority of the Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund), Scottish Border Council (as Administering Authority of the Scottish Border Pension Fund), South Yorkshire Pensions Authority, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Great Manchester Pension Fund) and Torfaen County Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Gwent Pension Fund), has established a multi-lot, multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Cost Transparency and Benchmarking Services to be available to all LGPS Funds and other bodies as defined in the Find a Tender Contract Notice, to provide national access to high quality efficient and effective services at the best possible price. Scottish Borders Council (as Administering Authority of the Scottish Borders Pension Fund) Old School Building, Newtown St. Boswells, TD6 0SA, pensions@scotborders.gov.uk, www.scottishborderscouncilpensionfund.org will also carried out part of the procurement by assessing tenders and specification writing. Scottish Borders Council are not on the identification register.

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.

BYHIRAS (EUROPE) LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 May 2026
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07646016
Location
London, UKI31, EC2N 4AG, United Kingdom

CACEIS BANK UK Branch

Matched by number
Shared published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 May 2026
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH BR018892
Location
London, UKI31, EC2A 2DA, United Kingdom
Shared published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 May 2026
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07736482
Location
Wirral, UKD74, CH62 2DN, United Kingdom
Shared published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 May 2026
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 11561505
Location
London, UKI31, EC4N 7BJ, United Kingdom

CACEIS BANK UK Branch

Matched by number
Shared published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 May 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH BR018892
Location
London, UKI31, EC2A 2DA, United Kingdom
Shared published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 May 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07736482
Location
Wirral, UKD74, CH62 2DN, United Kingdom
Shared published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 May 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 11561505
Location
London, UKI31, EC4N 7BJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value 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
NCCT43181
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-056491

Type

win

Relative Value

Proportion
0.01
Monetary Value
award

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
open
Buyer Categories
- Any LGPS administering authorities as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 (SS1 2013/2356) (as amended) including the Firefighters' and Police Pension Schemes and any of their participating employing authorities, or in relation to the LGPS in Scotland, any administering authority and any of their scheme employers as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (SSI 2018/141) (as amended), - NILGOSC in Northern Ireland and employing authorities as defined in the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (SRNI 2014/188) (as amended), - The Board of the Pension Protection Fund. - Any other administering authority or scheme manager of a public-sector pension scheme or any public-sector body that requires pensions related services, and - Any LGPS Fund(s) or groups of funds, or any bodies, organisations or companies established by them for the purpose of operating on a collective basis.
Description
Users of the framework will appoint service providers by holding a further competition exercise amongst those providers identified within the relevant Lot of the framework as being capable of suppling the required services (all lots), or through direct award i.e. single tender to one provider (all lots)." Under this Framework Agreement users will be allowed to directly award to one supplier on the Framework Agreement without competing the requirement. Price may be a component when selecting the supplier to be awarded the contract.

Buyer Location Restrictions

Entry 1

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UK

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Norfolk County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PDYH-3246-XWTR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDYH-3246-XWTR

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Locality
Norwich
Postal Code
NR1 2DH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH15

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Essex County Council (as Administering Authority of the Essex Pension Fund)
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH
Role Details
Assessing Tenders and Specification Writing

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Market Road
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH36

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
Organisation 3
Name
Greater Gwent (As Administering Authority of Torfaen Pension Fund)
Id
GB-PPON-PDNG-5431-HGYV
Role Details
Assessing Tenders and Specification Writing

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDNG-5431-HGYV

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre
Locality
Pontypool
Postal Code
NP4 6YB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL16

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
Organisation 4
Name
Lincolnshire County Council (as Administering Authority of the Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund)
Id
GB-PPON-PGRB-3736-CHZN
Role Details
Assessing Tenders and Specification Writing

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGRB-3736-CHZN

Address

Street Address
County Offices, Newland
Locality
Lincoln
Postal Code
LN1 1YL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF30

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Organisation 5
Name
Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) (a body set up under Section 7 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 and The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 110-113)
Id
GB-COH-11177145
Role Details
Assessing Tenders and Specification Writing

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11177145

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPLL-6427-QNDD

Address

Street Address
18 Smith Square
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 3HZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Organisation 6
Name
West Sussex County Council (as Administering Authority of West Sussex Pension Fund)
Id
GB-PPON-PXJW-5627-QRQR
Role Details
Assessing Tenders and Specification Writing

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXJW-5627-QRQR

Address

Street Address
County Hall, West Street
Locality
Chichester
Postal Code
PO19 1RQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ27

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
Organisation 7
Name
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PYGT-5589-ZCYN
Role Details
Assessing Tenders and Specification Writing

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYGT-5589-ZCYN

Address

Street Address
Oakwell House, 2 Beevor Court, Pontefract Road
Locality
Barnsley
Postal Code
S71 1HG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE31

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
Organisation 8
Name
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (as Administering Authority of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund)
Id
GB-PPON-PVWB-2493-LWTQ
Role Details
Assessing Tenders and Specification Writing

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWB-2493-LWTQ

Address

Street Address
Tameside One
Locality
Ashton under Lyne
Postal Code
OL6 0GS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD35

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
Organisation 9
Name
BYHIRAS (EUROPE) LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07646016

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07646016

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTGG-2287-MPLQ

Address

Street Address
100 Bishopsgate
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2N 4AG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 10
Name
CACEIS BANK UK Branch
Id
GB-COH-BR018892

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
BR018892

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQBJ-7886-GMNG

Address

Street Address
Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2A 2DA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 11
Name
CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07736482

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07736482

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHDZ-7984-DGBN

Address

Street Address
Stanhope House Mark Rake
Locality
Wirral
Postal Code
CH62 2DN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD74

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 12
Name
CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-11561505

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11561505

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWHD-9142-JVCZ

Address

Street Address
1 King William Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4N 7BJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66520000
Description
Pension services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07646016
Name
BYHIRAS (EUROPE) LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-BR018892
Name
CACEIS BANK UK Branch
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-07736482
Name
CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED
Supplier 4
Id
GB-COH-11561505
Name
CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITED

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66520000
Description
Pension services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-BR018892
Name
CACEIS BANK UK Branch
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-07736482
Name
CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-11561505
Name
CLEARGLASS ANALYTICS LIMITED

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Investment Cost Data Collation and Reporting Services
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
5 May 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
5 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
22 Apr 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-17321
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
A-17409
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 3
Id
A-17411
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 4
Id
A-17412
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 5
Id
058044-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Jun 2026, 12:56
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Investment Cost Data Analysis and Benchmarking Services
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
5 May 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
5 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
22 Apr 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-17413
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
A-17414
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 3
Id
A-17415
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 4
Id
058044-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Jun 2026, 12:56
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Norwich · UKH15 · NR1 2DH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 032883-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 058044-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·