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Tenants Contents Insurance Including Broker Services

Basildon Borough Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 18:33.

Opportunity overview

The contracting authority is Basildon Borough Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council’s functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR).Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.” Basildon Borough Council has provided for many years for the benefit of its tenants a successful Home Contents Insurance Scheme. This is a service that aims to provide them with a quality product that is competitively priced against what is available in the market both in terms of premium levels and the level of cover, including exclusions and excesses. It is important the scheme reflects the intended market and overall requirement to assist the Council in reducing financial exclusion. Currently there are approximately 1,363 existing policyholders from a total housing stock of approximately 10,672.

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
£600k
Awarded
17 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00338645
Location
Nottinghamshire, UKF15, DN227SW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
N/A
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Basildon Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PVJC-8287-HXYT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVJC-8287-HXYT

Address

Street Address
The Basildon Centre, St Martins Square
Locality
Basildon
Postal Code
SS14 1DL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH37

Contact

Name
Angela Vine
Telephone
+441268 533333

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Thistle Insurance Services Ltd
Id
GB-COH-00338645

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00338645

Address

Street Address
Rossingtons Business Park, West Carr Road, Retford
Locality
Nottinghamshire
Postal Code
DN227SW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF15

Contact

Name
Mike Hudson
Telephone
+447531 119468

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
17 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
17 Mar 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66510000
Description
Insurance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
720,000
Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00338645
Name
Thistle Insurance Services Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends
27 Mar 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
6 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
6 Apr 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
6 Apr 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
An option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years made up of multiple or single extensions up to a maximum of two years.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
024220-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Mar 2026, 15:53
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Basildon · UKH37 · SS14 1DL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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