Pension fund administration services

Tender description

The Trustees of the University of Bristol Pension and Assurance Scheme have decided to appoint a third partyto administer the scheme. The Trustees of the University of Bristol Pension and Assurance Scheme have decided to appoint a third party to administer the scheme. The University of Bristol, which currently administers the scheme, has been instructed by the Trustees of the Scheme to run a tender process with the intention of identifying and awarding a contract to the most economically advantageous tender. The decision to award a contract to the highest scoring bidder was made by the Scheme's Trustees. At the date of the last annual report the scheme, which is closed to new members, had a total of 4 840 members, (968 active members, 1 565 pensioners, 211 dependants and 2 096 deferred pensions held in the fund). The scheme has assets of approximately 300 000 000 GBP. — Essential services to be provided include, but are not limited to: — Member record keeping — includes benefit calculations and preparation of annual benefits statements, — Dealing with member cases directly (e.g. transfers, retirements, queries), — Client reporting (e.g. admin reports or real time information), — Liaison with death benefit insurers, — Pensioner Payroll, — Treasury and accounting (including cash management and preparation of annual report and accounts), — Interfacing with the University of Bristol's HR and Payroll system, — Dealing with regulatory authorities, — Attendance at Trustee meetings. Services of interest but not vital include: — Online access for members and Trustees Possible ad hoc additional services include: — Member Communication (e.g. production of an annual newsletter), — Broking of group life insurance.