UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

We are reviewing our pension administration software solution and wish to engage with the market to explore potential solutions. We want to understand what solutions may exist to meet our existing needs, as well as exploring enhancements that might be available to meet future needs. We ultimately seek a solution which will streamline pension administration for our members and future members, enhance user experience, provide modern digital tools and capabilities, and ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory standards. As of 31 March 2024, we administer the pensions for 432,496 of our members and payout approximately £1.2bn per year in member benefits. Our existing pensions administration contract expires 31 March 2029. All details contained in this notice are our genuine best estimate but are subject to change.

The PPF's contract for providing an eSourcing tool is set to expire in November 2025, necessitating a re-procurement process. As part of our review of system requirements, we are engaging eSourcing providers to assist us in exploring our options. The feedback received from bidders will be instrumental in shaping our procurement strategy.

We are asking suppliers, with their deep knowledge of the market, to help us as we work through our options for the provision of future legal services once the current Legal Panel expires on 31st January 2026. This RFI will provide feedback and evidence to support the procurement strategy.

We plan to conduct a procurement process in the Spring of 2025 for our international payment service, following an early market engagement exercise. Most of our members are based in the UK, however some reside overseas. We require an international payment service to pay monthly member benefits to these members or their beneficiaries. This PIN is intended to alert potential suppliers of the opportunity and direct them to a short RFI Questionnaire as part of our early market engagement.

The Board of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) will be going out to tender shortly for an Order management, portfolio monitoring and risk analytics system for the Investment team. This PIN notice is intended to alert potential suppliers of the opportunity and direct them to a short questionnaire as part of our pre-tender market engagement.

The PPF's contract for PR Agency Services is expiring towards the end of 2025, and we are reviewing our options and considering our requirements . As part of our review we are seeking to engage PR agencies and request feedback through a Request For Information that will assist in shaping our procurement strategy.