Our partners

We’ve now helped over 250 public sector organisations launch their own Shared Cost AVC scheme for their Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) members. By offering their LGPS members this valuable retirement benefit, they have improved the future financial security of their employees whilst making substantial organisational savings.

Check out the wide range of fantastic partners we work with on our map.

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Cleveland Fire Brigade
County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service
Cumbria Constabulary
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

Durham Constabulary

Essex County Fire and Rescue service

Essex Police

Kent Police

Lancashire Constabulary

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

Leicestershire Police

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Staffordshire Police

Thames Valley Police
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

Warwickshire Police

West Midlands Fire Service

West Yorkshire Police
Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeenshire Council

Angus Council

Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council

Ards and North Down Borough Council
Argyll & Bute Council

Arun District Council

Bassetlaw District Council

Bedford Borough Council

Blaby District Council

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council

Blackpool Council

Bolton Council

Bradford Council
Breckland District Council

Bridgend County Borough Council

Brighton and Hove Council

Broadland District Council

Broxtowe Borough Council

Buckinghamshire Council
Burnley Borough Council

Bury Council
Cambridge City Council
Cambridgeshire County Council

Camden Council

Canterbury City Council

Cardiff Council

Carmarthenshire County Council

Castle Point Borough Council

Ceredigion County Council

Chelmsford City Council
Cheshire West and Chester Council

Chichester District Council

Chorley Borough Council

City of York Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council)

Conwy County Borough Council

Cornwall Council

Crawley Borough Council

Cumberland Council - Former Allerdale Council, Carlisle Council, Copeland Council and Cumbria County Council

Darlington Borough Council

Dartford Borough Council

Derby City Council

Derbyshire County Council

Devon County Council

Dorset Council

Dover District Council

Dundee City Council

Durham County Council

East Hampshire District Council

East Lothian Council

East Suffolk Council
East Sussex County Council
Eastleigh Borough Council

Edinburgh City Council

Enfield Council

Erewash Borough Council

Essex County Council

Exeter City Council

Falkirk Council

Fenland District Council
Fife Council

Flintshire County Council

Fylde Borough Council

Gateshead Council
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Greater London Authority

Hartlepool Borough Council

Hastings Borough Council

Havant Borough Council

Hertfordshire County Council

Highland Council
Highland & Western Isles Valuation Joint Board

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

Horsham Council

Hull City Council

Hyndburn Borough Council

Inverclyde Council
Isle of Wight Council

Kent County Council

Kirklees Council

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Lancashire County Council

Lancaster City Council

Leeds City Council

Leicester City Council

Liverpool City Council

London Borough of Barnet

London Borough of Bexley

London Borough of Islington
London Borough ofLambeth Council

London Borough of Merton

London Borough of Redbridge

Luton Borough Council

Maidstone Borough Council

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Mid and East Antrim Council

Mid Ulster Council

Middlesbrough Council

Milton Keynes City Council

Neath Port Talbot Council

New Forest District Council

Newcastle City Council

Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council

Newport City Council

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Norfolk County Council

North Ayrshire Council

North East Lincolnshire Council
North Herts Council

North Kesteven Council

North Yorkshire Council

Northumberland County Council

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

Oldham Council

Pendle Borough Council

Perth and Kinross Council

Peterborough City Council
Plymouth City Counci

Powys Council

Preston City Council

Reading Borough Council

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

Rossendale Borough Council

Rother District Council

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Runnymede Borough Council

Rushcliffe Borough Council

Rushmoor Borough Council

Salford City Council

Scottish Borders Council

Sevenoaks District Council

Shropshire Council

Somerset Council

South Ayrshire Council

South Cambridgeshire District Council

South Norfolk Council

South Ribble Borough Council

South Tyneside Council

South Tyneside Homes
South West Councils

Southampton City Council

Spelthorne Borough Council

Staffordshire County Council

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Stoke on Trent City Council

Stroud District Council

Sunderland City Council

Swale Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tay Road Bridge Joint Board

Telford and Wrekin Council

Tendring District Council

Trafford Council

Trowbridge Town Council

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Wakefield Council

West Dunbartonshire Council
West Lothian Council

West Sussex Council

Westmorland & Furness Council - Former Barrow Council, Cumbria County Council, Eden Council and South Lakes Council

Wigan Council

Wiltshire Council

Winchester City Council

Woking Borough Council

Wokingham Borough Council

Wrexham County Borough Council
Wyre Council
Canterbury Christ Church University
Cranfield University

Edinburgh Napier University

Huddersfield University

Robert Gordon University

Solent University

University of Central Lancashire

University of Huddersfield

University of Northampton

University of Portsmouth

University of Salford
Ad Astra Academy Trust

Adult Learning Wales - Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund

Adult Learning Wales - Gwynedd Pension Fund

Blackdown Education Partnership

Blessed Edward Bamber Multi Academy Trust

Borders College

Bosco Catholic Education Trust - East Sussex

Bosco Catholic Education Trust - West Sussex

Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College

Cardinal Newman College

Carshalton Boys Sports College

Chingford Academies Trust

Cidari Multi Academy Trust

Dumfries and Galloway College
Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Trust

Embark Federation

Glasgow Kelvin College

Kennet School (Academy)

Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School

NCG

New College Durham

North East Scotland College
Northern Education Trust

Pembrokeshire College

SIPS Education

Swale Academies Trust - East Sussex Pension Fund

Swale Academies Trust - Kent Pension Fund

The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust - North Yorkshire

The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust - West Yorkshire

The Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Academy Trust - Calderdale
The Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Academy Trust - Kirklees

The Castle Partnership Trust
The Crypt School
The Excel Academy Partnership
The Sherburn, Tadcaster and Rural - Multi Academy Trust

Wakefield College

Westfield Academy Trust

Willow Learning Trust
Wiltshire College & University Centre

WISE Academies
Wolverhampton College

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust
Audit Scotland

Aura Leisure and Libraries Limited

Ayrshire Valuation Joint Board

Birmingham Children's Trust

Bon Accord Care

Bon Accord Support Services
Blackpool Coastal Housing

Bradford Children and Families Trust

Brighter Futures For Children

C+K Careers

Central Scotland Valuation Joint Board

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)

Derby Homes LTD

Enveco (Blackpool Waste Services Ltd)

High Life Highland

Hull Culture and Leisure

Kingstown Works Limited

Leisure and Culture Dundee
Live Borders
MCRactive
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Pendle Leisure Trust

Rochdale Development Agency

Scottish Environment Protection Agency
South West Councils

Sunderland Care and Support
Tayside Contracts
Tees Active Limited

Together for Children

Together Housing

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

Your Homes Newcastle

Our certifications

ISO 27001

ISO 27001 is the internationally recognised standard that sets requirements for an Information Security Management System (ISMS). Implementing, and then maintaining, am ISMS ensures that businesses are securely managing information assets and data such as customer and employee details, financial information and third-party data. The standard requires businesses to put in place robust security controls and processes and embed information security management across their organisation.

AVC Wise Ltd holds certifications in both the ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 Standards, awarded to us by a UKAS-accredited certification body (the British Assessment Bureau). The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole body appointed by the UK Government to provide accreditation to certification bodies. This accreditation is considered the gold standard in the certification of ISO standards, and the only way that an organisation can use the coveted Government-backed national accreditation symbol – commonly referred to as the ‘UKAS Crown and Tick’.

ISO 9001

ISO 9001 is the internationally recognised standard that sets requirements for a Quality Management System (QMS). Implementing, and then maintaining, a QMS ensures that businesses deliver to a consistently high standard, continually measuring and improving every aspect of their business operations within this regulatory framework.

Cyber Essentials Plus

Cyber Essentials is a UK Government-backed certification scheme that helps businesses protect themselves (and customers’ data) against a wide range of the most common cyber attacks, with annual assessments to maintain certification.

Cyber Essentials Plus offers businesses the opportunity to take their security to the next level (where a hands-on technical audit of their systems is carried out). It cannot be undertaken without first being Cyber Essentials certified; and again, there are annual assessments to maintain CE Plus certification.

Investors in People

Investors in People is a standard for people management, offering accreditation to organisations that adhere to the Investors in People Standard.

The ‘We invest in people’ accreditation is recognised in 66 countries around the globe and comprises of categories such as leadership, structuring work, managing performance, continuous improvement and creating sustainable success.

AVC Wise is an organisation that takes Investing in People seriously for its people and recognises the impact that this has had on its clients and service delivery of its advice and products.