High street chemist Boots has signed a six-year, £1.3m contract with Northgate HR to manage its pension administration systems.

The contract will cover more than 90,000 records in the Boots Pension Scheme, including back0scanning of more than 1.4 million historical records.

The existing pension administration system was in need of upgrading and improvement, says Boots head of pensions Clive Weston.

‘The most efficient and effective way to do this was to implement Northgate HR’s hosted PS Pensions solution, integrating it with the HR and payroll services already provided by Northgate HR,’ he said.

Northgate HR says it will ensure Boots has a robust platform for future development, proven software and support to meet its requirements.