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Official UK procurement notice

Property Insurance Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: York St John University (Education)·On behalf of: AON UK LIMITED

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£240,000≈ £120k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT50% above final estimate
Submissions closed 29 May 2026awarded 17 Jul 2026
Awarded to ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

York St John University has tendered alongside a group of other UK universities as part of a property insurance procurement. The collaboration allows economies of scale to be obtained, though each institution will contract separately with the winning bidder.

CPV: Financial and insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£240,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £240,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Dependent on exceptional service.

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: 45%Price: 50%Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
20 Apr 2026, 10:09 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2026, 15:56 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Jul 2026
Authority reference
TEN038
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036288
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0685ec Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.aon.co.uk ↗

Submission via email is to ubg2026@aon.com

Timeline

20 Apr 2026 → 10 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published190 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 10:09 BST
  2. Tender notice published188 days ago
    21 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
  3. Clarification questions by159 days ago
    20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline150 days ago
    29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Award decision expected by103 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent102 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Contract starts87 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published77 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 15:56 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    20 Apr 2026, 10:09 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    21 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    21 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
  5. Deadline published: 29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    21 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 14:42 BST
    UK4
  7. Deadline moved to 29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    22 Apr 2026, 14:42 BST
    +0 days · was 29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract award notice published
    10 Aug 2026, 15:56 BST
    UK6
  9. Status changed to complete
    10 Aug 2026, 15:56 BST
  10. Contract signature expected
    20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Typographical error in names of Universities corrected.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-04: 1 release · 20 Apr 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £360,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 6
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTDProperty Insurance20 Aug 2026 – 19 Aug 2030£360,000 inc. VAT17 Jul 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 04498683 · GB-PPON: PGRG-9322-VXQG Lord Mayors Walk, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, YO31 7EXContact email

Other public bodies

  • AON UK LIMITEDProcuring entityBrokerGB-COH: 00210725GB-PPON: PBNB-5378-HLVR London, LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • 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 (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender