Official UK procurement notice
Tenant Contents Insurance · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East Lothian Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of tenants home contents insurance and related advisory and management services.
- Recurrence: 14/01/2026
CPV: Insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1East Lothian Council is inviting bids from competent service providers for the…AwardedRenewal
East Lothian Council is inviting bids from competent service providers for the provision of Tenants Home Contents Insurance and related advisory and management services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The value of procurement is the maximum value over the total of the 3 year duration and possible extensions for two further periods of 1 year.
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 sub-criteria (4)
- Training & Support: 5%
- Scope of Cover: 15%
- Additional Benefits: 5%
- price: 75%
Published award criteria (4)
- Training & Support: 5
- Scope of Cover: 15
- Additional Benefits: 5
- Price: 75
- Suitability
As a minimum, you are able to demonstrate:
The organisation has Membership Association of British Insurance.
The organisation is Authorised by Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation (see question 4a of SPD).
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement that tenderers financial standing will pass the requirements of the East Lothian Council financial health evaluation (Appendix 9 Financial Health Evaluation Flowchart).
The tenderer must hold or commit to obtain, prior to commencement of the contract the following types and levels of insurance:
-Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance GBP 10m each and every claim (unless exempt)
- Public Liability Insurance GBP 5m each and every claim
- Professional Indemnity GBP 2m each and every claim.
Minimum: The financial information will be evaluated using the East Lothian Council financial health evaluation flowchart (Appendix 9). The financial information provided will require to meet the following criteria. i) The ratio of total assets to total liabilities (net assets) should b… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice.
Minimum: Please provide at least two relevant examples of similar services carried out during the last three years. - Technical & professional ability
Membership Association of British Insurance.
Authorised by Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 14/01/2026
- First published
- 25 Feb 2021, 09:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2021, 16:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ELC-20-2422- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013096- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029619Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please see tender documents.
Publisher note: 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), OR The bidder must have documents policies and procedures for quality management (details in the tender documents). (SC Ref:656793)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
29 Mar 2021 → 10 Jun 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published10 Jun 2021, 16:35 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Jun 2021, 16:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thistle Insurance Services Limited | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013096-2021-ELC-20-2422-1 · Thistle Insurance Services Limited
- Signed
- 17 May 2021
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thistle Insurance ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.