Official UK procurement notice
School Absence Insurance · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF14)
Published estimate£1,155,895≈ £1.2m / year · £1,387,074 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Oct 2025awarded 19 Nov 2025
Awarded to SOVEREIGN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNottingham City Council is looking to establish a provider of staff absence insurance to its schools and academies, in total a maximum of some 102 learning establishments within Nottingham City boundaries.
CPV: Financial and insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,155,895
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
- 26 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2025, 11:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
CPU 5989- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060157- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a33dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: East Midlands Tendering
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Sept 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published395 days ago26 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST
- Clarification questions by381 days ago10 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline364 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by342 days ago18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent342 days ago19 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends332 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts330 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published315 days ago15 Dec 2025, 11:28 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Tender notice published26 Sept 2025, 13:41 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Nov 2025, 14:58 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Nov 2025, 14:58 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Dec 2025, 11:28 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,155,8951 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOVEREIGN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2028Extensions: As decided by the authority | £1,155,895 | 19 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SOVEREIGN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,155,895
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extension will be at the discretion of the Council.
No agreed KPIs: KPIs not applicable
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOVEREIGN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender