Prior information notice given on multi-provider legal services framework for LGPS

The procurement is being led by Norfolk County Council (as administering authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund).

Other bodies behind the framework are:

• City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (as administering authority of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund)
• City of Wolverhampton Council (as administering authority of the West Midlands Pension Fund)
• LGPS Central Limited
• London Borough of Lambeth
• London Pensions Fund Authority
• Local Pensions Partnership Investments Ltd
• Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC)
• Staffordshire County Council (as administering authority of the Staffordshire Pension Fund)
• The City of Edinburgh Council (as administering authority of the Lothian Pension Fund)

The framework will be divided into the following lots:

1. Full Service – England and Wales
2. Full Service – Scotland
3. Full Service (Northern Ireland)
4. Investment (UK Wide)
5. Benefit Administration, Employer Bodies and Governance (England and Wales)
6. Benefit Administration, Employer Bodies and Governance (Scotland)
7. Benefit Administration, Employer Bodies and Governance (Northern Ireland)

The estimated date of publication of contract notice is 13 September.