Pension Administrator: Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme

Procurement of a supplier of pension administration services for Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme (RMSPS). This scheme is managed by the Authority. The RMSPS transferred to the public sector in April 2012 and the current contract expires in March 2017. The Authority is looking for innovative proposals to respond to this significant pension administration services opportunity. This procurement is solely for the pension administration services to the RMSPS. The successful pension administrator will be expected to work with Royal Mail Pension Plan's (RMPP) pension administrator, Royal Mail Group Limited (RMG), with regard to those members who are beneficiaries in both RMSPS and RMPP. RMSPS is currently the 6th largest public sector pension scheme in the United Kingdom. The RMSPS has approximately 402 000 deferred members and pensioners. Approximately 116 000 of these are also members of the RMPP. he scheme has no active members so there are no accruing costs or contributions.

Please note that all applicants are required to submit a signed Non- Disclosure Agreement with their completed SQ.

Applicants' suitability to participate will be assessed using the SQ. Following the initial evaluation, shortlisted applicants will receive an invitation to participate in negotiation. The Authority reserves the right to invite additional applicants to tender in certain circumstances, for example if a shortlisted applicant withdraws from the competition.

At the invitation to participate in negotiation stage more information is expected to be made available to applicants. Applicants will then submit detailed propositions, which will be subject to further evaluation, the criteria for which will be made available to applicants on receiving an invitation to participate in negotiation.

The Authority shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those applicants tendering for this contract.

The Authority reserves the right to terminate the tendering exercise at any time without the award of a contract.

Additional information: This Procurement will be managed electronically via the Authority's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this Procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, please go online to:

https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk you can then access the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers

Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing

ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Potential Provider; and, the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The Authority will process the email and then enable the Potential Provider to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to the e-Sourcing Suite (Emptoris) email messaging service, which facilitates all messages sent to you, and from you, in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note, it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Support Desk email:

eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk :