AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Pension Protection Fund awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for policy and strategic advisory services to PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED. The contract record is active and explicitly records signing on 9 September 2026, with delivery from 10 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne supplier was awarded lot 1 under a direct procurement without competition.
Market significanceThis is a £81,000 gross advisory-services engagement in the UK pension-fund consultancy market.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 81,000 gross GBP · Active contract
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Verified supplier record identifies PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (company number 00414220). Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1; the associated single-supplier contract records £81,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice and procurement status
99% confidenceComplete; contract details notice published
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The process and tender status are "complete"; the notice is a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" published 14 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 1 has status "active" and records dateSigned as 9 September 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£81,000 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 81000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-09.
Contract start
99% confidence10 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-10.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-14T10:58:53+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePolicy and strategic advisory services for the strategy and policy team
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The published description states that PPF sought an external advisor to provide policy and strategic advisory services to its strategy and policy team.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 66523000 — Pension fund consultancy services
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The award item lists CPV 66523000 with this description.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item specifies a delivery address in region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence10 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Value basis
99% confidenceGross contract value
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The contract value is published as amountGross.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceDirect, non-competitive below-threshold appointment
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The notice identifies a direct method and states "Below threshold - without competition".
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle supplier and single lot
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; the associated contract is linked to award 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplied verification workflow reports an exact-name match to PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED, company number 00414220.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title or description
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The lot record provides only its identifier and complete status.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scoring or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation method, scores and award rationale.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, option or renewal provisions.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No pricing breakdown is published beyond the £81,000 gross contract value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Pension Protection FundPA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITEDstrategic advisory servicespolicy advisorypension fund consultancypublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Pension Protection Fund strategic advisory services contract?
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED was the named and verified supplier for award 1.
What is the value and duration of the contract?
The published gross value is £81,000. It runs from 10 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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