✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 7 Oct 2026, 11:37.
Opportunity overview
Durham County Council Pension Fund (the Fund) is exploring the market for a modern, secure and fully integrated Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administration solution to support the delivery of pension services to members and participating employers.
The Fund is seeking to understand the capabilities currently available within the market and how technology can support the administration of the LGPS, improve member and employer engagement, increase automation, enhance data quality and ensure ongoing compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
This Preliminary Market Engagement exercise is intended to inform the Fund's future procurement strategy and help shape detailed requirements for any subsequent procurement exercise. Suppliers are invited to provide information on their solutions, implementation approaches, innovation, product roadmaps and experience within the LGPS sector.
Interested providers can access the written response questions, free of charge, by registering on the Open Portal at www.open-uk.org
The deadline for completed responses is Friday 2nd October 2026 at 12 noon.
Classification
CPV48100000 — Industry specific software package
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
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.
Interested providers can access the written response questions, free of charge, by registering on the Open Portal at www.open-uk.org
Deadline for written submissions, via the Open Portal, is Wednesday 9th October 2026 at 4pm.
Due
9 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
094535-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
3 VERSIONS
1
087492-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
092139-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
3
094535-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Durham County Council Pension Fund is running preliminary market engagement for a modern, secure, integrated LGPS pensions administration system. Suppliers are invited to submit information to help shape a possible future procurement; this is not a contract award competition.
Who this may suit
Relevant to providers of LGPS pension administration platforms, member/employer portals, automation and data-quality tools, and implementation services with LGPS-sector experience.
Key points identified
Solution scopeModern, secure and fully integrated LGPS administration solution.Evidence: The Fund is exploring "a modern, secure and fully integrated Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administration solution".
Supplier response contentInformation on solutions, implementation approaches, innovation, product roadmaps and LGPS-sector experience.Evidence: "Suppliers are invited to provide information on their solutions, implementation approaches, innovation, product roadmaps and experience within the LGPS sector."
Desired capabilitiesSupport LGPS administration, member and employer engagement, automation, data quality, and legislative/regulatory compliance.Evidence: The description identifies these areas as ways technology can support the administration of the LGPS.
93% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Durham County Council Pension Fund is running preliminary market engagement for a modern, secure, integrated LGPS pensions administration system. Suppliers are invited to submit information to help shape a possible future procurement; this is not a contract award competition.
Who this may suit
Relevant to providers of LGPS pension administration platforms, member/employer portals, automation and data-quality tools, and implementation services with LGPS-sector experience.
Key deliverables
Written market-engagement response covering solution capability
Implementation approach and innovation information
Product roadmap and LGPS-sector experience
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Solution scope
98% confidence
Modern, secure and fully integrated LGPS administration solution.
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The Fund is exploring "a modern, secure and fully integrated Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administration solution".
Supplier response content
99% confidence
Information on solutions, implementation approaches, innovation, product roadmaps and LGPS-sector experience.
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"Suppliers are invited to provide information on their solutions, implementation approaches, innovation, product roadmaps and experience within the LGPS sector."
Desired capabilities
95% confidence
Support LGPS administration, member and employer engagement, automation, data quality, and legislative/regulatory compliance.
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The description identifies these areas as ways technology can support the administration of the LGPS.
Supplier eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No minimum financial, technical, insurance, location, company-size or accreditation criteria are stated.
SME/VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The supplied opportunity data does not state SME or VCSE suitability.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Indicative value
72% confidence
Up to £1,600,000 (context and whether this is a future contract value are unclear).
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Opportunity data lists value_max as 1600000 GBP; the notice description does not explain the value.
Commercial model and contract terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
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This is a preliminary market engagement notice and no pricing model, contract term, payment terms or conditions are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery location
90% confidence
UKC14; detailed delivery arrangements are unknown.
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Supplied delivery location is region UKC14.
Implementation timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No implementation, service commencement or contract dates are stated.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procedure
99% confidence
Preliminary market engagement (PME) to inform a potential future procurement.
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The notice is titled "Preliminary Market Engagement (PME)" and states that it is intended to inform future procurement strategy and detailed requirements.
Response access
98% confidence
Register on the Open Portal (www.open-uk.org) to access written response questions free of charge.
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"Interested providers can access the written response questions, free of charge, by registering on the Open Portal at www.open-uk.org".
Response deadline
99% confidence
Friday 2 October 2026 at 12 noon.
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"The deadline for completed responses is Friday 2nd October 2026 at 12 noon."
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Not a contract opportunity
99% confidence
This is market engagement only; a subsequent procurement is not guaranteed and its scope is not finalised.
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The exercise is intended to inform future procurement strategy and shape detailed requirements for "any subsequent procurement exercise".
Future procurement uncertainty
98% confidence
Procurement route, final specification, contract terms, timetable and supplier selection requirements are unknown.
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The notice seeks market information to shape future requirements and provides none of these details.
Date/status inconsistency
96% confidence
The supplied document publication timestamp is 7 October 2026, after the stated response deadline of 2 October 2026; the opportunity is also labelled open while its source status is planning.
View supporting evidence
Document published_at is 2026-10-07; description states deadline 2 October 2026; supplied statuses are display_status "open" and source_status "planning".
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