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Appointment of an Independent Person to the Staffordshire Pension Fund

Staffordshire County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 15:35.

Opportunity overview

The appointment of an independent person under the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) relating to the Staffordshire Pension Fund. This appointment refers to The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Governance) Regulations 2026, which introduces amendments to the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013. New Regulation 53A(5) provides that, where an administering authority delegates its functions or part of its functions under the 2013 Regulations to a committee, sub committee or an officer, it must appoint an independent person to support the discharge of functions in relation to the Scheme including investment strategy, governance and administration. Staffordshire County Council in its capacity as the administering authority of the Fund delegates relevant functions to the Pensions Committee and is therefore required to make such an appointment.

Classification

  • CPV66523000 — Pension fund consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£432k

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
IA4004
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
This is an eTender procurement. Please abide by the guidance and instructions given in the dedicated Authority's eTendering portal. All Tenders submissions must be submitted via the portal within the stated timescales. Tenders must be submitted on the official Authority electronic documentation provided. Tenders not complying with these requirements, or Tenders submitted by any other means will not be considered (unless otherwise directed) and therefore will be disregarded. https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#
Has Recurrence
Yes
Published risks
Local Government Re-organisation 1.1 In December 2024 the Government issued a White Paper on Local Government Re-Organisation entitled the "English Devolution White Paper". 1.2 In March 2025 Staffordshire County Council submitted their suggested re-organisation plan to the Government and are awaiting a response. 1.3 Final proposals were submitted in November 2025, and implementation of the changes is expected by Government to be by 2028 at the earliest. 1.4 Whilst the expected impact of most changes to Local Government will be settled at Government Level (Change in Law), please be aware that it may be government policy or expedient that any affected party will be recommended to agree bi-lateral or multi-lateral changes to their existing contractual arrangements. 1.5 Updates on proposals and changes can be found on the Staffordshire County Council Website and at other media outlets 2 The parties agree that in the event of a Local Government Re-organisation: - 2.1. that reorganisation of local authorities may result in the transfer assignment or novation of this Agreement in was a whole or in part to a successor authority or successor authorities. Such transfer assignment or novation shall not constitute a breach or require consent and the [contracting party] consents to the transfer assignment or novation of this Agreement in whole or in parts to any successor authority(ies) established under the local government reorganisation legislation and that as a consequence the obligations and rights under this Agreement shall continue to apply and be enforceable by or against any successor authority(ies) following a local government reorganisation; and 2.2 the parties acknowledge that if applicable the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 may apply and agree to comply with all consequential and reasonable obligations arising thereunder 2.3 the parties acknowledge that any new organisation(s) may utilise or create and manage all and any existing or required framework agreements relating to the provision of the [goods and] services provided under this current agreement 2.4 any administrative changes of local government reorganisation may give rise to the need for the Council to terminate this Agreement and or seek any variation with any successor or assignee of the Council. 2.5 the Council shall not be liable for any loss of any kind including, but not limited to, lost opportunity that may arise as a result of local government reorganisation.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
12 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
5 Oct 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
7 Dec 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
15 Sept 2035, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
518,400
Amount
432,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Role Suitability

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Refer to Tender documentation
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Refer to Tender documentation

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
14 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
13 Dec 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
13 Dec 2035, 23:59

Renewal

Description
At the Authority's entire discretion, the term may be extended by 2 x 36-month periods (14th December 2029 - 13th December 3032 and 14th December 2032 - 13th December 2035) on the same terms for such period(s) in accordance with the contract.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66523000
Description
Pension fund consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
087599-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Sept 2026, 09:48
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Staffordshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PZDG-2995-QQMD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZDG-2995-QQMD

Address

Street Address
1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,
Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST16 2DH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stafford · UKG24 · ST16 2DH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 087599-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·