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McCloud Administration Support Services

NHS Business Services Authority

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: NHS Business Services Authority

Buyer Address: Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE15 8NY, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Commercial Services Team

Contact Email: commercialservicesteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
6245000.0 GBP
Published
17 Nov 2025, 17:37
Deadline
02 Oct 2025, 11:00
Contract Start
02 Oct 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2026, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
66141000 - Pension fund management services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
EQ Paymaster
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

This is a call-off contract from the LGPS Pensions Administration Operational Support Services framework agreement for the provision of pensions administration support services. This will increase NHSBSA capacity to process manual calculations as part of the NHS Pensions McCloud Programme. This is a short-term interim agreement until a longer-term strategy for delivering this requirement for the McCloud Programme is finalised and can then be shared with the market ahead of any procurement activity.

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