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Provision of Insurance Cover for South Oxfordshire District Council (excluding Broker Services)

South Oxfordshire District Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 15:27.

Opportunity overview

South Oxfordshire District Council entered into a contract with Zurich Insurance plc dated 17 December 2021 for the provision of insurance cover ,excluding broker services ("the Contract"). The procurement was advertised on Find a Tender service on 27 May 2021. The initial term of the Contract expired on 30 September 2024 but contained an option to extend by 2 years. The Council extended the Contract in accordance with its terms up to the maximum length, with a new expiry date of 30 September 2026. Under Contract Award Notice 2021/S 000-023657 This VEAT notice relates to a proposed extension of the Contract to 31 March 2027 to allow time for the Council to undertake a re-procurement as although a procurement exercise was commenced prior to the expiry of the Contract, it has been discontinued.

Awarded to

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Zurich Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£151.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Oct 2026
Award ID
098455-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 17294975
Location
London, UKI, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV66000000 — Financial and insurance services
  • CPV66512000 — Accident and health insurance services
  • CPV66513000 — Legal insurance and all-risk insurance services
  • CPV66513200 — Contractor's all-risk insurance services
  • CPV66515200 — Property insurance services
  • CPV66515411 — Pecuniary loss insurance services
  • CPV66516400 — General liability insurance services
  • CPV66519200 — Engineering insurance services

Lots

  • Material DamageValue not stated
  • Commercial / industrial PropertiesValue not stated
  • CasualtyValue not stated
  • Engineering ServicesValue not stated
  • Fidelity GuaranteeValue not stated
  • Personal AccidentValue not stated
  • PackageValue not stated

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
DN546591
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
The Council intends to extend the Contract to 31 March 2027 to allow time for a reprocurement exercise to be conducted . The procurement exercise which had commenced prior to the expiry of the Contract has been discontinued because some errors and omissions were identified in the invitation to tender documents which made it impossible to demonstrate transparency and equal treatment in the evaluation and moderation of the responses from bidders. In addition, the Government`s announcement to pause Local Government Re-organisation has created uncertainty regarding future insurance requirements Therefore the Council has made the decision to extend the current Contract until 31st March 2027, re-write the tender pack and go back to the market, which gives the opportunity of seeking a longer contract period. The Council`s position is that the modification is permitted under Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) (non-substantial modifications) and that none of the conditions set out in Regulation 72(8) apply. The proposed short term extension will therefore provide the Council with a sufficient period of time, to run a re-procurement exercise, and to provide continuity of service for the Council while it is conducted.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
66000000
Description
Financial and insurance services

Covered By

GPA

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
Title
Material Damage
Description
The Contracting Authority require Material Damage cover incorporating General Properties, Business Interruption - Additional Expenditure, All Risks, Money, Computers and Contract Works.
Has Options
No
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Commercial / industrial Properties
Description
The contracting authority require cover for Commercial/Industrial properties incorporating Commercial & Industrial Properties, Business Interruption - Loss of Rent
Has Options
No
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Casualty
Description
The contracting authority requires cover for Casualty incorporating Employers Liability, Public & Products Liability, Officials Indemnity, Land Charges, Libel and Slander, Professional Indemnity, Hirers Liability
Has Options
No
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Engineering Services
Description
The contracting authority requires cover for Engineering Services incorporating Engineering Insurance, Engineering Inspection Services, Engineering Business Interruption
Has Options
No
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Fidelity Guarantee
Description
The contracting authority requires cover for Fidelity Guarantee.
Has Options
No
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Personal Accident
Description
The contracting authority requires cover for Personal Accident
Has Options
No
Entry 7
Id
7
Title
Package
Description
South Oxfordshire District Councils are also inviting a "package" bid from suppliers for a combination of Lot 1 - Property (including Computers, Contract Works, Business Interruption, Money and All Risks) and also Lot 3 - Casualty (including Employers Liability, Public and Products Liability, Officials Indemnity, Land Charges, Libel and Slander, Professional Indemnity and Hirers Liability)
Has Options
No

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66512000
Description
Accident and health insurance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
66513200
Description
Contractor's all-risk insurance services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
66515411
Description
Pecuniary loss insurance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66513200
Description
Contractor's all-risk insurance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
66515200
Description
Property insurance services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
66515411
Description
Pecuniary loss insurance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66516400
Description
General liability insurance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66519200
Description
Engineering insurance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Item 5
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66513000
Description
Legal insurance and all-risk insurance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Item 6
Id
6
Related Lot
6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66512000
Description
Accident and health insurance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Item 7
Id
7
Related Lot
7

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66000000
Description
Financial and insurance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
South Oxfordshire District Council
Id
GB-FTS-153077

Identifier

Legal Name
South Oxfordshire District Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Abbey House, Abbey Close
Locality
Abingdon
Region
UKJ14
Postal Code
OX143JE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Angela Cox

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Zurich Limited
Id
GB-COH-17294975

Identifier

Legal Name
Zurich Limited
Id
17294975
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UKI
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
The High Court of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-5080

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court of Justice

Address

Street Address
The Royal Court of Justice, The Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
098455-2026-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-17294975
Name
Zurich Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
098455-2026-1
Award ID
098455-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
19 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
151,232
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Abingdon · UKJ14 · OX143JE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 098455-2026award, contract ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

South Oxfordshire District Council has published a notice for a proposed short-term modification extending its existing insurance contract with ZURICH LTD to 31 March 2027. The notice says the extension is intended to maintain cover while the Council rewrites and reruns a discontinued re-procurement.

Published outcome signals

  • Original contractCouncil states that it entered into the underlying contract on 17 December 2021.Evidence: Notice description: "entered into a contract with Zurich Insurance plc dated 17 December 2021".
  • Previous contractual expiry30 September 2024.Evidence: Notice description states the initial term expired on 30 September 2024.
  • Existing extension endpoint30 September 2026.Evidence: Notice description states the Council extended the contract to the maximum length, with a new expiry date of 30 September 2026.
92% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
098455-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ab0
First published
19 Oct 2026
Last checked
19 Oct 2026, 15:27
Notice versions reviewed
1
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
19 Oct 2026
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