Official UK procurement notice
Life Assurance · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Orbit Group Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLife Assurance is provided to all colleagues by Orbit, to provide a death in service benefit to their next of kin in the event of a colleague's death whilst employed by Orbit.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Dec 2025, 16:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2025, 16:23 GMT
- Authority reference
GPL0241- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081185- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f21bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
This contract is to be awarded on the grounds of urgency due to the need to maintain continuity of Life Assurance cover for Orbit colleagues. This forms a commitment of Orbit's to its colleagues.
The existing policy is due to expire imminently, and any lapse in cover could result in a risk to our colleagues and their families.
Orbit engaged the Employee Benefits Collective (EBC) LLP to complete a market exercise specifically for Orbit's Life Assurance Cover. EBC engaged a number of insurance providers to invite pricing to provide cover. Due to a increase in the number of claims under the policy in the last few years, several providers opted not to quote.
Due to the timescales available, Orbit intends to direct award a contract to Canada Life whose response to the broker represented the greatest value from the responses received. A direct award is necessary to ensure uninterrupted provision of the expiring insurance cover.
Orbit will re-procure a new contract for the future provision of this insurance cover in 2026, with the new contract to commence when this 1 year contract expires.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published9 Dec 2025, 16:23 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Life Limited1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 | £297,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Canada Life LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender