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Provision of Claims Handling and Related Services

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 00:12.

Opportunity overview

Provision of claims handling and related services for DfT Operator Limited (DFTO) and subsidiaries. The successful supplier will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and fully managed claims handling service. This will include: • Investigating all EL/PL claims and recoveries against DFTO Group under £100k; • Providing an estimation of liability; • Negotiations to reach settlement; • Settlement of claims and recoveries. This Agreement has been procured and placed by the Buyer, DFTO, and is available for use by DFTO and subsidiaries as listed below: • London North Eastern Railway Limited • Northern Trains Limited • SE Trains Limited • South Western Railway Limited • TransPennine Trains Limited • C2C Railway Limited • Greater Western Railway Ltd • Cross country Rail Ltd • Railway West Coast Ltd • GA Trains Limited • Chiltern Rail Ltd • WM Trains Ltd • Midlands East Trains Ltd • Thameslink Southern Great Northern Ltd

Awarded to

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Contract value
£1.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Jun 2026
Award ID
078123-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01844276
Location
Tamworth, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV66000000 — Financial and insurance services

Lots

  • This contract was awarded following a further competition under CCS Framework RM6323 Insurance & Related Services 4, Lot 2: Claims Handling and Related Services. DFTO issued an expression of interest to all framework suppliers, setting out the scope of the requirement, and subsequently invited all suppliers on the framework to participate in the tender process.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a2
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This contract was awarded following a further competition under CCS Framework RM6323 Insurance & Related Services 4, Lot 2: Claims Handling and Related Services. DFTO issued an expression of interest to all framework suppliers, setting out the scope of the requirement, and subsequently invited all suppliers on the framework to participate in the tender process.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
66000000
Description
Financial and insurance services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This contract was awarded following a further competition under CCS Framework RM6323 Insurance & Related Services 4, Lot 2: Claims Handling and Related Services. DFTO issued an expression of interest to all framework suppliers, setting out the scope of the requirement, and subsequently invited all suppliers on the framework to participate in the tender process.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Entry 9
Region
UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
DFT OPERATOR LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07141122

Identifier

Legal Name
DFT OPERATOR LIMITED
Id
07141122
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
Waterloo General Office 2nd Floor
Locality
London
Region
UKI45
Postal Code
SE18SW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Transport
Organisation 2
Name
Gallagher Bassett International Ltd
Id
GB-COH-01844276

Identifier

Legal Name
Gallagher Bassett International Ltd
Id
01844276
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Tamworth
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
High Court
Id
GB-FTS-525

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
078123-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01844276
Name
Gallagher Bassett International Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
078123-2026-1
Award ID
078123-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
1 Jul 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,280,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE18SW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKD
  • Delivery location · UKE
  • Delivery location · UKF
  • Delivery location · UKG
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 078123-2026award, contract ·