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Published 12 Feb 2026, 14:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Medical Insurance Services for the British Embassy Lisbon

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdAccelerated
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£402,500≈ £201k / year · £402,500 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Feb 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Medical Insurance Services for the Country Based Staff at the British Embassy Lisbon. The country of services is Portugal. Only suppliers (insurance companies) registered in Portugal can participate in the tender according to the local legislation. Tender will be managed via broker, for more information please contact: rui.capdeville@capdeville-seguros.com

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) under PA23 was not undertaken for this procurement because the nature of the requirement and the characteristics of the supplier market in Portugal make such engagement unnecessary and unlikely to add value.

CPV: Medical insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£402,500
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £402,500 exc. VAT · £402,500 inc. VAT
Extensions: Optional extensions. Months: 12+12+12

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
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
Closed
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
Yes · next expected 13 Mar 2026
First published
12 Feb 2026, 14:04 GMT
Last source update
12 Feb 2026, 14:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012932
Accelerated
State of urgency
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Medical insurance services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064f24 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The country of services is Portugal. Only suppliers (insurance companies) registered in Portugal can participate in the tender according to the local legislation. Tender will be managed via broker, for more information please contact: rui.capdeville@capdeville-seguros.com

Timeline

12 Feb 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published259 days ago
    12 Feb 2026, 14:04 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by252 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline248 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by230 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts212 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Feb 2026, 14:04 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender