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Simple Tenants Contents Insurance

Northern Housing Consortium Ltd · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:12.

Opportunity overview

We are about to enter a Formal UK/PCR Compliant tender process (ompetitive Flexible) to procure a Home Contents Insurance Scheme - the framework commencement date is 1 April 2026 and will last for a period of four years. This framework will be limited to Local Authorities (LA), Large Scale Voluntary Transfer organisations (LSVT’s), Registered Providers (RP)/Social Landlords (RSL’s), Housing Associations, Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMO’s), Tenant Management Organisations, housing co-operatives. Please click on the following link to our website which lists our current memberships and all other eligible members. Please note the Member Organisations listed will still be eligible to access the framework even if they are subject to name changes or merger/group structure changes. https://nhcprocurement.org.uk/who-can-access-our-solutions/ To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=982750262

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£60m
Awarded
11 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00024869
Location
Gloucester, UKK13, GL3 4AW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV66510000 — Insurance services

Lots

  • Lot 1£60m

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
ocds-h6vhtk-055721
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Procedure

Features
A version of the old restricted procedure. Bidders will first be invited to submit A PSQ with grounds for participation questions, based on a reduced specification which does not include commercially sensitive information. Clarifications received at this stage may result in amendments to the specification. All bidders that meet the required grounds for participation will then be invited to submit final tenders with the commercially sensitive information shared at that point.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
closed
Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Description
Single supplier awarded on to framework. Insurance policy pricing to be provided by bidders as part of tender submission. See Tender documents for details.
Maximum Participants
1

Expected award period

Ends
12 Sept 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
22 Aug 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
15 Jul 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-055721
Description
Tenant pays Insurance premium to successful bidder. Insurer pays commission percentage to Marsh Ltd as Broker and commission paid by Marsh Ltd to NHC of 3.5%

Type

win

Relative Value

Proportion
0.16
Monetary Value
award

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
60,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
60,000,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price - Simple
Type
price
Description
Core Policy Pricing

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price Simple+
Type
price
Description
Enhanced Policy Pric

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
17.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Price Optional Extras
Type
price
Description
Optional Extras

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
2.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Quality - Score Cover
Type
quality
Description
Core Cover

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Marketing and Innovation
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Name
Underwriting Methodology
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Name
Social Value
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Please see Tender Documents
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Please see Tender Documents

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Insurance services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-962951007
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
036582-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
1 Jul 2025, 19:05

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJXZ-4423-NDBT
Name
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR1 3QD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PJXZ-4423-NDBT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Drew Frame
Telephone
01915661035
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00024869
Name
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office PLC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK13
Country
GB
Locality
Gloucester
Postal Code
GL3 4AW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Benefact House, 2000 Pioneer Avenue, Brockworth

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
00024869
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Victoria Hughes
Telephone
03457773322

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
12 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
12 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Insurance services

Value

Amount
60,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
60,000,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057049-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
16 Sept 2025, 16:05

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00024869
Name
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office PLC

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
25 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
60,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
60,000,000

Period

Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-9445
Format
application/pdf
Document Type
contractSigned
Entry 2
Id
085075-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
19 Dec 2025, 16:05

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC23 · SR1 3QD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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