AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Southwark published an award notice for insurance advice and broking services. The notice identifies Arthur J Gallagher as the awarded supplier and gives a total award value of £32,500 for 19 February 2024 to 18 February 2029.
Published outcomeAward notice published; the award record is marked active.
Market significanceA five-year public-sector insurance brokerage services award valued at £32,500, published retrospectively for transparency after an omission during a data-cleansing exercise.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Arthur J Gallagher
96% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-fe2ddbfd-3869-4692-976f-b724d2bfd4d1-1 · 32500 GBP · Active award
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The sole active award names “Arthur J Gallagher” as supplier and records a value of £32,500.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document are both labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The sole award has status “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence16 February 2024
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Award record date: 2024-02-16.
Contract period stated in award data
99% confidence19 February 2024 to 18 February 2029
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields specify these dates.
Publication timing
99% confidencePublished 16 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-16T15:50:31+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£32,500
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The sole award value is 32500 GBP; tender value is also 32500 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the sole award
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One award is present, with one listed supplier and an award value of £32,500.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence13 February 2024, 23:59 UTC
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Tender period endDate: 2024-02-13T23:59:00Z.
Award decision date
98% confidence16 February 2024
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Award date: 2024-02-16.
Stated contract start
99% confidence19 February 2024
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2024-02-19.
Stated contract end
99% confidence18 February 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2029-02-18T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award document datePublished: 2026-10-16T15:50:31+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInsurance advice and broking services
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Process and tender title: “Insurance advice and broking services”.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 66518100 — Insurance brokerage services
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Tender classification and supplied classification record identify CPV 66518100.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
Delivery area
94% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies England, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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procurement_method is “open” and procurement_method_details is “Open procedure”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, scores, ranking or evaluation narrative is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidenceFive years (19 February 2024 to 18 February 2029)
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The supplied award contractPeriod provides these start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied notice data.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The source is an award notice and active award record; it does not expressly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Retrospective publication
99% confidenceThe buyer says the notice had been omitted during a system data-cleansing exercise and was published for completeness and transparency.
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Additional information in the tender description states this explanation.
Award-to-publication gap
98% confidenceThe award notice was published about 32 months after the stated award date.
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Award date is 16 February 2024 and publication date is 16 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe supplier name is unverified: the Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
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supplier_identity_status is “checked_unmatched”; lookupDecision is “still_unmatched”.
Contract status evidence
98% confidenceAn active award is recorded, but the supplied notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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Award status is active; no explicit signature or execution field is supplied.
Publication delay
99% confidenceThe notice was published after the stated award and contract-start dates; the buyer attributes this to an earlier erroneous omission.
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Publication is dated 16 October 2026; award date is 16 February 2024; contract start is 19 February 2024; tender description provides the stated reason.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation on bids, evaluation, pricing structure, lot allocation and extension terms was not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields or documents are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name, Arthur J Gallagher, is unverified because a completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match.
- The source does not explicitly evidence a signed or executed contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes tender participation, evaluation results, bid prices, detailed service specification, lot titles or allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Borough of SouthwarkArthur J Gallagherinsurance adviceinsurance broking servicesinsurance brokerage servicesCPV 66518100public procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as the supplier?
The award notice names Arthur J Gallagher. The supplied supplier identity check did not find a safe Companies House match, so this name remains unverified.
What is the award value?
The sole award is valued at £32,500.
When does the stated contract period end?
The award data states an end date of 18 February 2029.
Why was the award notice published late?
The buyer says it was erroneously omitted during a system data-cleansing exercise and was later published for completeness and transparency.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.