Official UK procurement notice
Asia Pacific Regional Benefits Management (APAC RBM)
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAsia Pacific Regional Benefits Management (APAC RBM).
The Asia Pacific (APAC) Regional Benefits Management (RBM) Pilot aims to simplify the sourcing and contract administration of healthcare plans for CBS by awarding a Broker as a regional partner to oversee benefits management across the entire region for up to five years.
PROJECT AIMS
Improved benefits management and reduction of administrative burden
Improved data and management information enabling data driven decision making
Regulatory compliance and real-time updates
Safe and compliant handling of personal data in compliance with data protection regulations
Cost neutral implementation in Year 1 of the contract
Cost reduction savings from Year 2 of the contract
Access to insurance experts, expert guidance
Implementation of commercial insurance to posts currently using Mission Coverage (staff re-imbursement) methods
On time local policy renewal
Robust and proactive regional and local account management from the Broker
CPV: Administrative healthcare services · Medical insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Asia Pacific Regional Benefits Management (APAC RBM)AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Selection Process and Market Access: 20%
- Communication and Administration: 10%
- Account Management: 10%
- Data and Management Information: 10%
- Risk and Data Protection: 10%
- Regulatory Compliance: 5%
- Mobilisation: 10%
- Competitiveness of regional brokerage fees as a percentage (%) charged per local insurance policy let during contract life: 20%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (9)
- Selection Process and Market Access: 20
- Communication and Administration: 10
- Account Management: 10
- Data and Management Information: 10
- Risk and Data Protection: 10
- Regulatory Compliance: 5
- Mobilisation: 10
- Social Value: 5
- Competitiveness of regional brokerage fees as a percentage (%) charged per local insurance policy let during contract life: 20
- Suitability
Broker's Licence to operate on these countries
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Apr 2024, 12:12 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Dec 2025, 17:02 GMT
- Authority reference
CPG/10926/2025, ITT_6937- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085143- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0451ceFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: This award notice commences the standstill period. The standstill period closes on 30th December 2025.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Mar 2025
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
1 Jan 2025 → 19 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Jan 2025
- Invitations to tender expected21 Feb 2025
- Submission deadline31 Mar 2025
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published311 days ago19 Dec 2025, 17:02 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025- Status changed to active20 Feb 2025, 10:09 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Feb 2025, 10:09 GMT
- Deadline published: 31 Mar 202520 Feb 2025, 10:09 GMT
- Buyer details updated20 Feb 2025, 10:09 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Dec 2025, 18:12 GMT
- Status changed to complete19 Dec 2025, 17:02 GMT
- Buyer details updated19 Dec 2025, 17:02 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Corrigendum to Tender Notice type F02 (PCR 2015 format), reference 2025/S 000-006078 (OCID) ocds-h6vhtk-0451ce, published 20 FEB 25. That notice is hereby modified to include the total tender value and subsequent contract value of £6,500,000.00
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-04: 1 release · 12 Apr 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aon Singapore Pte. Ltd. | £6,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Asia Pacific Regional Benefits Management (APAC RBM) · Aon Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2025
- Value
- £6,500,000
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aon Singapore Pte. Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria