Official UK procurement notice
Property Insurance Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Harper Adams University (Education)·On behalf of: AON UK LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice records that Harper Adams University is tendering alongside a group of other UK universities as part of a property insurance procurement buying group. The collaboration, co-ordinated by AON, will allow economies of scale to be obtained by running the procurement process on behalf of the group, though each institution will contract separately with the winning bidder(s).
Each university is acting independently, will not share commercially sensitive information, and will publish its own notices under the Procurement Act 2023.
The universities involved in the procurement are:
Lincoln Bishop University (www.lincolnbishop.ac.uk ↗)
Edge Hill University (www.edgehill.ac.uk ↗
Harper Adams University (www.harper-adams.ac.uk ↗)
Liverpool Hope University (www.hope.ac.uk ↗)
Birmingham Newman University (www.newman.ac.uk ↗)
Ravensbourne University London (www.rave.ac.uk ↗)
York St John University (www.yorksj.ac.uk ↗)
- No preliminary market engagement: A PME notice has been placed on behalf of the buying group by York St John: Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-035473 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0685ec (view related notices) Published 20 April 2026, 10:09am All engagement was conducted in accordance with Section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023 and did not distort competition or confer any advantage on participating suppliers. This engagement was exploratory and did not involve any commitment to a particular procurement route, structure, or supplier. Group briefing sessions with brokers and insurers Individual supplier meetings via video conference during April 2026 conducted by Aon Requests for high level feedback on specification structure and data requirements Consideration of market appetite for aggregated or aligned procurements
CPV: Financial and insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£400,000
- Economic & financial standing
Providers must be regulated by the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority).
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Providers must be regulated by the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority).
- 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Apr 2026, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 17:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
FIN0425- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036760- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0688eaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- 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
Submission via email to ubg2026@aon.com
Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published188 days ago22 Apr 2026, 15:59 BST
- Clarification questions by159 days ago20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline150 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by103 days ago15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Tender notice published22 Apr 2026, 15:59 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published22 Apr 2026, 17:25 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 29 May 2026, 23:59 BST22 Apr 2026, 17:25 BST+0 days · was 29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- AON UK LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityAs appointed insurance broker, will collate and review tender bids on behalf of the buying group
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documentation and submissions via email to: ubg2026@aon.com
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender