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Published 16 May 2025, 09:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Insurance Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Orbit Group Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£28,000,000≈ £9.3m / year · £33,600,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates13.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2025awarded 5 Nov 2025
Award (standstill) to ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Orbit is seeking to source a suitable single provider/broker to cover and manage Orbit's Insurance requirements.

The provider should be able to cover at a minimum the insurance services marked with a * below and ideally, all lines of insurance. However, where this is not possible, options will be reviewed.

Tender submissions will be sought from service providers for Insurance Policies for Orbit to commence on 1st April 2026. Orbit requires the contract to be provided on a 3 + 2 + 2 year long term agreement with provision of a claim's performance bonus or risk

management fund for Orbit.

The policy will then renew annually from 1st April every subsequent year of cover. All full premiums are required to be quoted on an annual basis, confirm where rates are

guaranteed and for how long, be net of commission and all discounts, IPT and VAT where applicable must be shown separately but also included. Any brokerage fees should be noted separately but also included. Any commissions or brokerage fees should be made explicitly clear and subject to prior agreement of Orbit.

Insurance services should cover the following:

  • *General Rented Property
  • *Leasehold/Shared Ownership/RTB/Private Leasehold Retirement
  • *Commercial and Office Buildings
  • *Landlord Contents
  • *Newbuild awaiting sale
  • *Private Rented
  • *Works in Progress
  • *Business Interruption
  • *All Risk (specified equipment)
  • *Money
  • *Public and Product Liability including Financial Loss Extension (Asbestos cover)
  • *Employers Liability (Asbestos cover)
  • *Motor Fleet & Legal Protection
  • *Terrorism
  • *Commercial Property Owners
  • Libel and Slander
  • Professional Negligence
  • Group Personal Accident
  • Computers
  • Contract All Risks, Works
  • Contractors Plant
  • Travel
  • Fidelity Guarantee
  • Cyber
  • Directors & Officers Liability

CPV: Financial and insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£28,000,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensionsValue: £28,000,000 exc. VAT · £33,600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: 2 x 24 months
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    This is a Nominated Market Exercise

  • Technical & professional ability

    This is a Nominated Market Exercise

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Price
  • Social Value
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    This is a Nominated Market Exercise

  • Technical & professional ability

    This is a Nominated Market Exercise

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 May 2025, 09:56 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2026, 11:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Nov 2025
Authority reference
GPL0061
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043259
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051555 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tender submissions must be submitted via the Proactis e-procurement portal, Procontract, procontract.due-north.com ↗. All queries must be raised via the message function on the portal.

Timeline

16 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 May 2025, 09:56 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 16:07 BST
  3. Next notice expected
    25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent351 days ago
    10 Nov 2025
  7. Award decision expected by341 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Standstill ends313 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  9. Latest notice published293 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 11:24 GMT
  10. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

15 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    16 May 2025, 09:56 BST
    UK1
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 13:14 BST
    UK3
  3. Published value published: £20,000,000
    7 Jul 2025, 13:14 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    7 Jul 2025, 13:14 BST
  5. Deadline published: 11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    7 Jul 2025, 13:14 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 16:07 BST
    UK4
  7. Published value updated to £28,000,000
    25 Jul 2025, 16:07 BST
    was £20,000,000
  8. Status changed to active
    25 Jul 2025, 16:07 BST
  9. Deadline moved to 19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
    25 Jul 2025, 16:07 BST
    +8 days · was 11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  10. Contract award notice published
    8 Dec 2025, 12:59 GMT
    UK6
  11. Status changed to complete
    8 Dec 2025, 12:59 GMT
  12. Procurement termination notice published
    8 Dec 2025, 14:40 GMT
    UK12
  13. Contract award notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 11:24 GMT
    UK6
  14. Contract signature expected
    22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  15. Contract signature expected
    23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-07: 2 releases · 7 Jul 2025, 25 Jul 2025
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 16 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £24,166,6661 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Named bidders 2published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: 2 x option to extend for 24 months.£24,166,6665 Nov 2025CancelledThe contract award notice was published in error . The consultation period with our leaseholders, (stage 2) under Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act, has not yet been completed.
ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: 2 x option to extend for 24 months£24,166,6665 Nov 2025standstill to 15 Jan 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORBIT GROUP LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP28503R · GB-PPON: PDDL-8571-LDGT Garden Court, Harry Weston Road, Binley Business Park, Binley, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2SUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • Marsh LimitedBidder / tendererGB-COH: 01507274GB-PPON: PGGV-7645-JTDL 1 Tower Place West, London, London, EC3R 5BU
  • ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: BR000105GB-PPON: PQWR-3824-ZVZH The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway ,Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, South East, PO15 7JZContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThis procurement exercise is via the Proactis e-procurement portal Procontract. To view the procurement documents and submit your response, please visit https://procontract.due-north.com/

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender