AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Rochford District Council published an award and contract notice for corporate insurance services. The notice names ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD as supplier and records a GBP 701,660 contract signed on 10 September 2026. However, the associated sole lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Published outcomeAward 099435-2026-1 names ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD for lot 7 (Package). The contract record is active and includes a signed-date field, while the lot record is cancelled.
Market significanceThis is a local-authority insurance procurement covering a bundled package of property, liability, crime, personal accident/travel, computer and motor-fleet risks. The published contract value is GBP 701,660.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
98% confidenceAward 099435-2026-1 · Lots 7 — Package · 701660 GBP · verified supplier; active award and contract records
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The award identifies Zurich Insurance Company Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification confirms company number BR000105 and verified legal name ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. The contract value is recorded only at contract level for award 099435-2026-1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The award/contract notice was published at 2026-10-21T12:37:17+01:00.
Award status
93% confidenceActive
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Award 099435-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
93% confidenceActive
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Contract 099435-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature recorded
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Contract 099435-2026-1 includes dateSigned: 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 7, related to the award, has status 'cancelled'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 701,660
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Contract 099435-2026-1 records value amount 701660 and currency GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is published for lot 7.
Value basis
99% confidenceNot stated
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No value basis is supplied in the notice data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed date
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Published_at is 2026-10-21T12:37:17+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement subject
99% confidenceCorporate insurance services
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The notice title is 'Rochford District Council Corporate Insurances' and the primary CPV is 66510000, Insurance services.
Insurance cover
99% confidenceMaterial damage/business interruption including terrorism; combined liability; crime; personal accident/business travel; computer; and motor fleet
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The procurement and lot descriptions list these insurance covers.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 7 — Package
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The award is related to lot 7, titled 'Package'.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKH37
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The item linked to lot 7 specifies delivery region UKH37.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceRestricted procedure
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The tender data states procurement method details: Restricted procedure.
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender data states procurementMethod: selective.
Award criterion information
90% confidencePrice criterion published
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Lot 7 award criteria contains a criterion of type 'price'. No weighting or scoring detail is supplied.
Competition data
99% confidenceUnknown
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The published data does not state the number of tenders received or evaluated.
GPA coverage
96% confidenceCovered by GPA
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Tender coveredBy includes GPA.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract status
93% confidenceActive
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Contract 099435-2026-1 is marked active.
Signature evidence
98% confidenceSigned date recorded
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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned: 10 September 2026.
Options
91% confidence2+1+1+1
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Lot 7 hasOptions is true and its options description is '2+1+1+1'. The unit and exercise conditions are not stated.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceNot stated
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No contract start or end dates are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Insurance packaging
98% confidenceThe requirement bundles multiple corporate insurance covers into one package.
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Lot 7 describes material damage/business interruption, liability, crime, personal accident/business travel, computer and motor fleet cover.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe GBP 701,660 value is published at contract level and is not further broken down by cover or lot.
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A single contract value is supplied; no lot-level or cover-level values are published.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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The notice supplies a price criterion but no scores, tender prices, evaluation narrative or reasons for selection.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status conflict
99% confidenceThe award and contract are marked active, and a signed date is recorded, but the sole related lot is marked cancelled.
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Award 099435-2026-1 and contract 099435-2026-1 are active; lot 7 is cancelled; the award relates to lot 7.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number BR000105 to verified legal name ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes contract start/end dates, lot value, value basis, tender counts, scores, award date and option exercise terms.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle conflict: the active award and active contract, with a recorded signed date, relate to lot 7, which is marked cancelled.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, contract end date, award date, lot-level value, value basis, pricing breakdown, tender numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale and option exercise terms.
- The options description '2+1+1+1' is published without units or conditions, so its operational meaning cannot be determined from the source.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Rochford District Council Corporate InsurancesZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTDcorporate insurance contractlocal authority insurance procurementGBP 701,660 insurance award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for Rochford District Council Corporate Insurances?
ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD is named as supplier for award 099435-2026-1 and is verified against company number BR000105.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states GBP 701,660. No separate lot-level or insurance-cover breakdown is published.
Was the contract signed?
The contract record includes a signed date of 10 September 2026. It is also marked active, but the associated lot is marked cancelled, so the published records contain a status conflict.
What insurance covers are included?
The published description lists material damage/business interruption including terrorism, combined liability, crime, personal accident/business travel, computer and motor fleet cover.
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