AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Community Gateway Association Limited appointed Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Public Limited Company for its Simple Tenants’ Contents Insurance Scheme through the Northern Housing Consortium framework.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Public Limited Company. The contract was signed on 14 October 2026 and is scheduled to start on 1 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold framework call-off for insurance services, with a stated gross contract value of £44,462.80 and potential extension to November 2030.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE OFFICE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 44462.80 GBP · active
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Award 1 names Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Public Limited Company as supplier; contract 1, linked to award 1, states £44,462.80 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type: Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement record status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is complete; source status is complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status: active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status: active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-14.
Scheduled contract start
99% confidence1 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-12-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£44,462.80 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross and value.amount: 44462.8 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published value is attached to contract 1 and award 1; no separate lot-level value is supplied.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-14.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished: 2026-10-19.
Initial term
99% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027
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Contract 1 period.startDate and period.endDate.
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence30 November 2030
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate: 2030-11-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSimple Tenants’ Contents Insurance Scheme (2026–2030)
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Tender description states that the appointment is for the buyer's Simple Tenants' Contents Insurance Scheme (2026-2030).
Procurement category
99% confidenceInsurance services
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Award item CPV 66510000: Insurance services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.
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Tender lists lot 1 only, with no title or description.
Delivery geography
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region: UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; below-threshold award under framework
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Tender procurementMethod: selective; procurementMethodDetails: Below threshold - award under framework.
Framework
99% confidenceNorthern Housing Consortium's Simple Tenants' Contents Insurance Scheme Framework
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Tender description names the framework and related process identifier ocds-h6vhtk-055721.
Competition
99% confidenceMarked non-competitive in the published tender data.
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Tender competitive: false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, scores, ranking, or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence12 months
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Contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027.
Extension arrangement
99% confidenceUp to three individual one-year periods
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Contract renewal description: THREE x ONE Year individual periods.
Maximum potential term
98% confidenceUp to 4 years, ending no later than 30 November 2030
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Initial one-year period, three stated one-year renewal periods, and maxExtentDate of 30 November 2030.
Threshold classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states below-threshold award under framework; contract aboveThreshold: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
98% confidenceThe appointment uses an existing specialist housing-sector contents-insurance framework rather than a standalone competition.
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Tender description identifies the Northern Housing Consortium framework; procurement method details state award under framework.
Commercial scale
94% confidenceThe stated gross contract value is £44,462.80 for the published contract, covering the initial term and published extension structure is not separately priced.
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Contract value is £44,462.80 gross; renewal periods are stated but no separate renewal pricing is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot information
99% confidenceLot 1 is published without a title, description, or individual lot value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender prices, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, and unsuccessful suppliers.
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No such fields are present in the supplied award, contract, or tender data.
Contract pricing detail
99% confidenceThe notice provides a single gross contract value but no premium, pricing, tax, annual-value, or extension-value breakdown.
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Contract 1 contains only amount and amountGross of £44,462.80.
Notice history
98% confidenceThe supplied release history records both a contract award notice and a later contract details notice on 19 October 2026.
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releaseHistory lists releases 098389-2026 and 098637-2026, both dated 2026-10-19.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a title, description, or individual value for lot 1.
- Bidder numbers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, tender pricing and unsuccessful suppliers are not published in the supplied data.
- The single published contract value has no annual, premium, tax, or renewal-period pricing breakdown.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Community Gateway Association LimitedEcclesiastical Insurance Office Public Limited Companytenants contents insuranceNorthern Housing Consortiuminsurance servicesframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was appointed?
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Public Limited Company was appointed.
What is the contract for?
The buyer’s Simple Tenants’ Contents Insurance Scheme.
What is the stated contract value?
The published gross contract value is £44,462.80.
When does the contract start?
The scheduled start date is 1 December 2026.
Can the contract be extended?
Yes. The notice states up to three individual one-year renewal periods, with a maximum stated end date of 30 November 2030.
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