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Ebury Bridge Regeneration Phase 2 Contractor's All Risk Insurance

Westminster City Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 00:42.

Opportunity overview

Westminster City Council has entered into a specialist insurance policy to support the delivery of the Ebury Bridge Estate Phase 2 regeneration project. The policy provides protection for construction works, third‑party liabilities, terrorism risks, and potential financial losses during the build programme. The Council appointed its main works contractor through competitive means, and prior to the start on site date for enabling works, must have appropriate insurance in place. The Council has utilised the expertise of its insurance broker, Marsh, Limited, to engage the insurance market for this specialist insurance. The value of the insurance policy exceeds the services threshold defined under the Procurement Act 2023. The Council has placed this policy without following the full competitive procedures required under the Procurement Act 2023 because: - The Project requires highly specialist and bespoke insurance, including cover for activities taking place close to critical Network Rail infrastructure, which only a small number of insurers in the UK market are capable of providing. - Such insurers typically only accept placements via specialist brokers, limiting the COuncil's ability to approach insurers directly - The Council’s main contractor took possession of the site on 2 February 2026, with essential works scheduled to begin on 23 February 2026. Without insurance, these works could not legally or safely proceed - Delay in securing insurance could have exposed the Council to significant uninsured risks and potential claims for delay, with considerable costs per week of delay.

Awarded to

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Chubb European Group SE

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Published award value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH BR023093
Location
London, UKI31, EC3A 2BJ, 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
PRJ_30663
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Given of the specialist nature of the market, the limited number of capable insurers, and the urgent need for cover, the Council relied on direct award justification grounds available under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, specifically relating to urgency and the lack of suitable market competition. The Council's insurance broker, Marsh Limited, underwent a quotes exercise with identified insurance providers in the market offering Contractors' All Risk Insurance and recommended Chubb Group SE considering the cost and insurance policy terms. The Council has undertaken reasonable steps to ensure value for money in this specialist field. This need is immediate arising from events the Council could not foresee. There is insufficient time for a compliant competitive procedure, and it is unlikely any such activity would result in a more favourable result.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Westminster City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJVD-6261-BPPJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJVD-6261-BPPJ

Address

Street Address
64 Victoria Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1E 6QP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Chubb European Group SE
Id
GB-COH-BR023093

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
BR023093

Address

Street Address
40 Leadenhall Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3A 2BJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66515000
Description
Damage or loss insurance services

Value

Including VAT
1,495,217
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-BR023093
Name
Chubb European Group SE

Contract period

Starts
9 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
22 Sept 2029, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021005-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Mar 2026, 15:40
Format
text/html

Milestones

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1E 6QP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 021005-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·