Awarded contract

Shared Cost AVCs

Details

Buyer: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Supplier(s): AVC Wise Ltd
Value: £43,593
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Pension investment services
Published: 1 April 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Southend-on-Sea City Council are looking to introduce Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) via salary sacrifice for employees who are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The scheme offers significant financial benefits to both employees and the organisation, including tax and National Insurance savings and supports employee financial wellbeing as well as long-term retention and engagement.

Timeline

Completed: Award published1 April 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 May 2026
Next: Contract expiry date30 May 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is an Essex local authority, now styled Southend-on-Sea City Council. A Procurement Strategy and Contract Procedure Rules set out how the council buys. The council says it cannot favour local companies, but is committed to equal access to its contracts.

Over the past 5 years, most of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov