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# Direct Line Group · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/direct-line-group-coh-02811437). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Direct Line Group is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 11 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Direct Line Group
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `02811437`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-13708` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 11
- **Primary Sector:** [Insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/insurance-services-66510000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/direct-line-group-coh-02811437

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 19% above published budget estimate (median of 4 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £2.7m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £223k


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland), [Wales (Cymru)](https://tenderline.uk/regions/wales)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Southside Housing  C/o Richard McDonald - Broker for the Association](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southside-housing-c-o-richard-mcdonald-broker-for-the-associ-GB-FTS-100459):** 1 procedures
2. **[North Glasgow Housing C/o Richard McDonald - Broker for the Association](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-glasgow-housing-c-o-richard-mcdonald-broker-for-the-as-GB-FTS-71116):** 1 procedures
3. **[Milnbank Housing Association c/o Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milnbank-housing-association-c-o-bruce-stevenson-insurance-b-GB-FTS-38687):** 1 procedures
4. **[Cairn Housing Association  C/o Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cairn-housing-association-c-o-bruce-stevenson-insurance-brok-GB-FTS-18638):** 1 procedures
5. **[Albyn Housing Society  C/o Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/albyn-housing-society-c-o-bruce-stevenson-insurance-brokers-GB-FTS-22399):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Southside Housing  C/o Richard McDonald - Broker for the Association](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southside-housing-c-o-richard-mcdonald-broker-for-the-associ-GB-FTS-100459):** £893k · [Insurance Tender ( Provision of Insurance Contract & Services )](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/insurance-tender-provision-of-insurance-contract-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0424c8)
2. **[North Glasgow Housing C/o Richard McDonald - Broker for the Association](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-glasgow-housing-c-o-richard-mcdonald-broker-for-the-as-GB-FTS-71116):** £620k · [Insurance Tender ( Provision of Insurance Contract & Services )](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/insurance-tender-provision-of-insurance-contract-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0391c8)
3. **[Milnbank Housing Association c/o Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milnbank-housing-association-c-o-bruce-stevenson-insurance-b-GB-FTS-38687):** £266k · [Material Damage/Buildings Insurance including Property Owners Liability](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/material-damage-buildings-insurance-including-property-owners-liability-ocds-h6vhtk-0304b3)
4. **[Cairn Housing Association  C/o Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cairn-housing-association-c-o-bruce-stevenson-insurance-brok-GB-FTS-18638):** £250k · [Cairn Housing - Insurance Contract & Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cairn-housing-insurance-contract-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02b8e3)
5. **[Albyn Housing Society  C/o Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/albyn-housing-society-c-o-bruce-stevenson-insurance-brokers-GB-FTS-22399):** £228k · [Albyn Housing - Insurance Contract & Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/albyn-housing-insurance-contract-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02c7c0)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 2

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete Direct Line Group public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/direct-line-group-coh-02811437#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/direct-line-group-coh-02811437
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt