Official UK procurement notice
UK_1527 Corporate and Fine Art Insurance Brokerage Services
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBritish Council is seeking brokerage services for our Lot 1 Centrally managed corporate insurance policy placement and Lot 2 Fine Art.
- How the procedure runs: The procedure will comprise an initial tender stage, followed by supplier clarification session and a Best and FINAL Tender stage.
CPV: Insurance services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£8,080,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Centrally-managed corporate insurance policy placementPublished value£7,200,000
The British Council currently holds the following lines of insurance, Centrally-managed corporate insurance
policy placement
Lot #2Fine Art brokerage servicesPublished value£880,000
Fine Art brokerage services, Fine Art brokerage services
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Price | Quality | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Centrally-managed corporate insurance policy placement | 100% | — | |
| 2 · Fine Art brokerage services | — | 100% |
- Price carries 100 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 10 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- 21 Sept 2026, 14:46 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 14:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Dec 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089236- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07769dFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procedure will comprise an initial tender stage, followed by supplier clarification session and a Best and FINAL Tender stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
First time registration, remains the same: tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗
To access once the supplier has been registered, this one has changed: tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗
Timeline
21 Sept 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published37 days ago21 Sept 2026, 14:46 BST
- Clarification questions by22 days ago6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline10 days ago19 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 41 days9 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 94 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Sept 2026, 14:46 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender