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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: APPOINTMENT OF PENSION ADVISOR
2. Awarding Authority: CPD – Supplies and Services Division, Northern Ireland Policing Board, Department of Justice NI, GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Service contract
Open
4. Description: The Awarding Authority has various statutory responsibilities conferred on it in relation to police pensions, injury on duty (IOD) benefits and ill health retirement (IHR) pensions. These statutory responsibilities are conferred on the Board further to the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988, the PSNI and PSNI Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006, the Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 and the Police Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (collectively, the Regulations). Pursuant to the Regulations, the Board is the designated pension Scheme Manager. Day to day operations in respect of the pension schemes are delegated to the PSNI in its role as Scheme Administrator. The Department of Justice is the responsible authority for setting pension policy by way of legislation. In its role as Scheme Manager the Board undertakes a wide range of functions to include (but not limited to) managing and administering the IOD and IHR process to include appeals to the Department of Justice, managing and administering the Police Pension Board, attendance and contributions to the Scheme Advisory Board, acting as the ultimate arbiter in scheme disputes/complaints to include liaising with the Pensions Ombudsman and assisting PSNI in the day to day administration of the Scheme. In order to assist it in discharging its statutory obligations under the Regulations the Board is seeking to appoint a police pension scheme advisor (the Service Provider).The role of the Service Provider is to provide specialist and bespoke assistance, guidance and support to the Board in respect of generic police pension and public sector pension matters as well as case specific queries and issues. It is important to note that this is a call-off contract and, as such, the Board will request advice from the Service Provider on an ad-hoc basis, as and when it is required. Accordingly, the Board is not in a position to guarantee a minimum level of business under the contract.
5. CPV Code(s): 66523000, 66520000
6. NUTS code(s): UKNUKN, UKN0, UKN06
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Northern Ireland, Belfast.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: CFT CA UNIQUE ID: SSD-4397
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 4.6.2021 (15:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information on the above contract please visit Web:
12. Other information: Evaluation mechanism: best price-quality ratio
CPC category: financial services: (a) insurance services, (b) banking and investment services
Directive: 2014/24/eu (classic)
Procedure: open
CFT involves: a public contract
Award per item: no
Inclusion of e-auctions: no
Above or below ojeu threshold: below
End of clarification period: 28/05/2021 17:00
Upload of documents within the clarifications: yes
Tenders opening date: 04/06/2021 15:30
Allow suppliers to make an online expression of interest: yes
Contract awarded in lots: no
EU funding: no
Multiple tenders will be accepted: no
Contract duration in months or years, excluding extensions: 60 months
Validity of tender in days or months: 90 days
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