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TEN-2526-037 (PA2023) Retirement Consultancy Framework - Lot No 2, Call-Off No 1

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation

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Framework agreement

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Key details

Contracting authority
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation
Public authority - central government
Region
London
Delivery: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Contract value
£400,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
20 July 2026

Procurement

Contract period
20 July 2026 - 31 December 2026
5 months
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 66120000 Investment banking services and related services
  • 66523000 Pension fund consultancy services

What happened

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation awarded this contract to HYMANS ROBERTSON LLP worth £400,000 on 20 Jul 2026. The contract runs until 31 Dec 2026.

Description

May: Preparation and attendance at regular project calls.

Reviewing the project plan and work to develop the project plan for Co-design Cycle 2.

Production of a decisions log to record the agreed design structure

Work in respect of the annuity transfer value design, including:

Preparation for and attendance at the meeting on 12 May to discuss Rothesay's initial analysis

Preparation of paper "Review of Rothesay's transfer value analysis" dated

May 2026

Preparation for and attendance at the meeting on 29 May to discuss and agree the annuity transfer value design

Initiating the Value for Money workstream, including outlining potential elements of the Value for Money process for Rothesay's review

Further work in respect of the approach to managing different annuity rates, including liaising with Rothesay in respect of sample annuity pricing.

June:

Further analysis and advice in relation to allowing for different characteristics in member incomes & managing different annuity rates, including a workshop on 18 June and updating decision log

Liaising with Nest & Rothesay in respect of assessing the Value for Money of annuity pricing

Reviewing the bulk annuity umbrella terms

Reviewing and updating the co-design cycle 2 project plan

Attendance at regular project management/ governance calls

July:

Further analysis and advice in respect of allowing for affluence in member incomes from age 75, including further workshop attendance

Further review and negotiation of bulk annuity terms, including reflecting Value for Money terms

Further support in initiating co-design cycle 2

Attendance at regular project management/ governance calls

August:

Continue to provide input, ideas and challenge to discussions/negotiations with Nest and the insurer on operational aspects of the product design (including, for example, continuation of income on death, transfer values for divorce, cohort cut-off dates, frequency of payment, date of first and last

payment to members, product launch)

Support the development and negotiation of the necessary operational processes to support the LLPI product, bringing insights from our bulk annuity experience, including consideration of:

Member existence and movement reporting

Provision of data to/ from TCS and Nest

Member event processes (e.g. deaths, transfer values)

"Future proofing" operational approaches so they would be expected to work for different insurers in future

Further review and negotiation of the bulk annuity product terms as required

Attendance at regular project management/governance calls

Awarded supplier

Supplier
HYMANS ROBERTSON LLP
Companies House: OC310282
Award value
£400,000
Award date
20 July 2026

Contact

Address
10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4PU

Identifiers

Buyer reference
TEN-2526-037 (PA2023)
Notice ID
068393-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06085f

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