Contract award · 29 Apr 2026

Pension Administration Operational Support Services

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council awarded “Pension Administration Operational Support Services” to Aptia UK Limited for £498k.

No competitionFinancial & insurance servicesYorkshire and the Humber

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£498,225
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Financial & insurance services · Pension fund administration services (CPV 66523100)
Timeline
  1. Contract date29 Apr 2026
  2. Published29 Apr 2026Published the same day

Description

To provide pension professionals to work on the Fire Matthews delivery. These staff will initially work on processing cases that are ready for payment, using The National LGPS Framework for Pensions Administration Operational Support Services (Lot 1) direct award.

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