{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-scheme-administration-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-scheme-administration-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1715",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-scheme-administration-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Duty of the trustees to carry out a qualifying tender process in respect of arrangements with existing FM providers not appointed following a relevant tender process",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) a relevant trust scheme has one or more NRP FM providers, and\n(b) the duty in paragraph 8(1) is triggered by the proposed appointment of another in-scope FM provider or increase in the amount of assets managed by another in-scope FM provider.\n(2) In this Schedule “NRP FM provider” means an in-scope FM provider who was not appointed following a relevant tender process.\n(3) The trustees must carry out a qualifying tender process, or arrange for such a process to be carried out on their behalf, in respect of the relevant services provided under the existing arrangements with each of their NRP FM providers at the same time as the tender under paragraph 8(1) is carried out by them or on their behalf.\n(4) But the duty in sub-paragraph (3) does not apply in respect of any arrangements in relation to which the duty in paragraph 7(1) applies.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. inserted (1.10.2022) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Governance and Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/825), reg. 1(2), Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1715/schedule/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:39:59.158820+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}