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Group Life Assurance

ORBIT GROUP LIMITED · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 06:27.

Opportunity overview

Orbit Group is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver Group Life Assurance services for eligible employees. The successful provider will deliver a reliable, compliant and cost-effective death in service benefit that supports Orbit Group and provides financial protection to employees nominated beneficiaries. Pleaes note that Orbit are seeking Bid Submissions from suitably qualified insurers or providers who are able to contract directly with Orbit and deliver the Group Life Assurance services. Bid Submissions from brokers, intermediaries or agents acting only in an intermediary or advisory capacity will not be accepted. The successful Bidder will, however, be required to work collaboratively with Orbit's appointed broker/adviser (EBC) in connection with the placement, administration and ongoing management of the scheme. Please note that a Planned Procurement notice for this tender was published on 11th August 2026 therefore qualifying a reduced tendering period. The reduced tender period is not due to state of urgency.

Classification

  • CPV66511000 — Life insurance services

Lots

  • Lot 1£891k · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
GPL0295
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
This tender opportunity is being run on the Proactis e-procurement porta, Procontract. All documents are available on the portal to view and download. Any queries must be raised via the portal. All tender submission must be submitted through the portal. https://procontract.due-north.com/
Published risks
Orbit may, during the contract term, bring certain outsourced services in-house. This could result in an increase in the number of employees eligible for cover under the Group Life Insurance scheme.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Is Accelerated
Yes
Accelerated Rationale
State of urgency

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
12 Oct 2026, 10:00

Enquiry period

Ends
7 Oct 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
19 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
891,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Tenderer's must hold the appropriate regulatory permissions, authorisations or status required to provide, arrange or administer the proposed Life Assurance services, including FCA authorisation where applicable
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Tenderers must: 1, have recent relevant experience of delivering corporate Life Assurance services in the UK 2. be able to evidence appropriate data protection, information security and confidentiality controls for handling employee and special category health data, including secure transfer arrangements such as SFTP or equivalent secure data transfer 3. have the technical ability to migrate existing members into a new scheme without re-underwriting and protecting current underwriting status

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
An extension of the contract may be awarded upon agreement by both parties following review/benchmark of the supplier's proposed pricing foreach 12 month period.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66511000
Description
Life insurance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
All tender documents can be viewed and downloaded on the e-procurement portal 'Proactis'.
Entry 3
Id
089851-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 Sept 2026, 17:20
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ORBIT GROUP LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-IP28503R

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
IP28503R

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDDL-8571-LDGT

Address

Street Address
Garden Court, Harry Weston Road, Binley Business Park, Binley
Locality
Coventry
Postal Code
CV3 2SU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG33

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Coventry · UKG33 · CV3 2SU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 076126-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 088362-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 089851-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·