AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has announced a pending award to SAHOURI INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC for healthcare and benefits brokerage and advisory services supporting country-based staff across its United States Network, including the British Embassy in Washington.
Published outcomeAward 1 names SAHOURI INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC as the proposed supplier. The award remains pending, with a future signature date scheduled for 31 October 2026; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Market significanceThe published award value is £434,137.91 for a five-year stated initial period, with two possible 12-month extensions that could take the maximum extent to 31 October 2033.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SAHOURI INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 434137.91 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 lists SAHOURI INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC as supplier and states a gross award value of £434,137.91. The supplier identity status is not_applicable.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award status
99% confidencePending award
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Award 1 status is "pending" in the contract award notice data.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; not evidenced as signed
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Award 1 includes a "futureSignatureDate" milestone due 2026-10-31T23:59:59+00:00 with status "scheduled".
Standstill period
99% confidenceEnds 28 October 2026 at 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£434,137.91 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross and value.amount are both 434137.91 GBP.
Tender value field
96% confidence£303,940
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The opportunity-level value_max is 303940 GBP, while the award record states £434,137.91.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
99% confidence21 May 2026
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Release history records preliminary market engagement notice 047426-2026 published on 2026-05-21.
Tender notice published
99% confidence15 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 067002-2026 published on 2026-07-15.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence14 August 2026, 23:59 BST
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The process submission_deadline is 2026-08-14T23:59:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award notice document was published 2026-10-19T20:35:31+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-01 and endDate is 2031-10-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
99% confidenceHealthcare and benefits brokerage services plus strategic benefits advisory
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The notice describes comprehensive brokerage support for health and welfare benefits programmes, alongside market benchmarking, cost analysis and recommendations for benefits design and improvement.
Service users and geography
99% confidenceCountry-based staff across the United States Network, including the British Embassy in Washington
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The process title and description specify the British Embassy in Washington and country-based staff across the United States Network.
Procurement classification
99% confidenceInsurance brokerage services (CPV 66518100)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 66518100, described as insurance brokerage services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot; no published lot title or separate lot value
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Tender lot 1 is complete and award 1 is related to lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title, description or value.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidenceFive years stated, from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod runs from 2026-11-01 to 2031-10-31.
Extension options
99% confidenceTwo possible extensions of 12 months each
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states "Two possible extensions of 12 months each".
Maximum potential end date
99% confidence31 October 2033
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2033-10-31.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial requirement
99% confidenceThe requirement combines operational brokerage with strategic advisory on benchmarking, cost analysis, compliance and value for money.
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These functions are expressly described in the procurement description.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published award value applies to award 1 and is not broken down by service component, year or extension period.
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Award 1 reports a single £434,137.91 value; no pricing breakdown is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award not yet concluded
99% confidenceThe record is a pending award, not evidence of a signed or active contract.
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Award status is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled for 31 October 2026.
Conflicting published value fields
99% confidenceThe opportunity-level maximum value (£303,940) differs from the award value (£434,137.91); the notice data does not explain the difference.
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process.value_max is 303940 GBP; award 1 value is 434137.91 GBP.
Supplier identity coverage
99% confidenceThe supplier is identified in the source using a GB-PPON identifier; no separate verified legal company name was supplied because the verification workflow is marked not applicable.
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Supplier identifier is GB-PPON PBMC-8511-TXBJ; supplier_identity_status is not_applicable.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, scoring, award rationale, pricing schedule and individual lot value.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award remains pending; the notice does not establish that a contract has been signed, commenced or is active.
- The opportunity-level value maximum (£303,940) conflicts with the published award value (£434,137.91), and the supplied data gives no reconciliation.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes tender response count, evaluated suppliers, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot title, lot description and individual lot value.
- No separate verified legal company name was supplied; supplier verification is marked not applicable.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FCDOSAHOURI INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LLChealthcare benefits broker servicesinsurance brokerage servicesBritish Embassy WashingtonUS NetworkFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the FCDO award for US healthcare and benefits broker services?
SAHOURI INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC is named as the supplier for award 1.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence a signed contract. The award is pending and a future signature date of 31 October 2026 is scheduled.
What is the published award value?
The award record states a gross value of £434,137.91.
How long is the stated contract term?
The stated initial period is 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031, with two possible 12-month extensions and a maximum extent date of 31 October 2033.
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