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Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs)

Cambridgeshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Cambridgeshire County Council has announced plans to buy financial services work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £150,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 5 September 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 8 bids per contract for this buyer (from 37 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Council is seeking to procure a fully managed solution for the provision of salary sacrifice shared cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs). Fully managed, in this context, means the provider owns and operates its own online platform for the management of salary sacrifice shared cost AVCs and takes responsibility for: - the initial set up as the AVC Scheme Provider (with Prudential who is our current AVC provider), including transition from the incumbent AVC Scheme provider, launch/roll-out. - Day to day administration and Scheme compliance (including liaison with both our payroll provider, to manage the payroll interface, and liaison with the AVC provider). - Ongoing marketing, promotion and Scheme monitoring to support employee take up. - Provision of a customer helpline and management of any queries/issues/complaints from employees accessing the Scheme. - Provision of quarterly management information, and access to a dedicated contract manager.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 039875-2026

About the buyer

Cambridgeshire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

156

Awards

62

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From notice 039875-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.