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Pensions Subject Matter Experts

NHS Business Services Authority

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: NHS Business Services Authority

Buyer Address: Stella House, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8NY, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Edward Bewick

Contact Email: commercialservicesteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
6500000.0 GBP
Published
08 May 2025, 12:38
Deadline
15 Apr 2025, 11:00
Contract Start
21 Apr 2025, 23:00
Contract End
21 Apr 2026, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
66141000 - Pension fund management services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Equiniti Limited
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

The McCloud Judgement refers to a ruling by the Court of Appeal, which instructs that remedies are put in place to remove age discrimination from public sector pension schemes following the 2015 reforms. As providers of the NHS Pension Scheme, DHSC and NHSBSA are within scope of this judgement and must therefore comply with legal obligations. In addition to this, the recent announcements around NHSE and ICBs will lead to an unforeseen significant spike in Pension workloads with an expectation that these members are prioritised and timescales aligned with DHSC expectations and timelines. Work will include redundancy estimate requests, end to end retirement calculations and then putting pensions into payment. The calculations required for impacted McCloud members will add complexity as Pensions Savings Statement will also need to be produced. Resource required for this work are highly skilled Subject Matter Experts.

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