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Published 12 Apr 2024, 12:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Asia Pacific Regional Benefits Management (APAC RBM)

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Brunei (BN)China (CN)Fiji (FJ)
+9 moreHong Kong SAR China (HK)Indonesia (ID)Cambodia (KH)Laos (LA)Myanmar (Burma) (MM)Mongolia (MN)Malaysia (MY)New Zealand (NZ)Papua New Guinea (PG)
Published estimate£5,750,000≈ £1.9m / year13% above first published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2025awarded 16 Dec 2025
Awarded to Aon Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Asia 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 published
Lot #1Asia Pacific Regional Benefits Management (APAC RBM)AwardedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery listed: Brunei (BN), China (CN), Fiji (FJ), Hong Kong SAR China (HK), Indonesia (ID), Cambodia (KH), Laos (LA), Myanmar (Burma) (MM), Mongolia (MN), Malaysia (MY), New Zealand (NZ), Papua New Guinea (PG), Philippines (PH), Singapore (SG), Thailand (TH), Taiwan (TW), Vietnam (VN) · SG
Extensions: Initial period of 36 months, from XX January 2026 to XX January 2029, with an option to extend for a further 24 months, from XX January 2029 to XX January 2031 · 3+2; 2 years option to extendVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 20%Social value: 5%
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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Broker's Licence to operate on these countries

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Administrative healthcare servicesMedical insurance services
Delivery area
Brunei (BN)China (CN)Fiji (FJ)Hong Kong SAR China (HK)Indonesia (ID)Cambodia (KH)Laos (LA)Myanmar (Burma) (MM)
+4 moreMongolia (MN)Malaysia (MY)New Zealand (NZ)Papua New Guinea (PG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0451ce Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
31 Mar 2025
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jan 2025 → 19 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Jan 2025
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    21 Feb 2025
  3. Submission deadline
    31 Mar 2025
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published311 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 17:02 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025
  1. Status changed to active
    20 Feb 2025, 10:09 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    20 Feb 2025, 10:09 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 31 Mar 2025
    20 Feb 2025, 10:09 GMT
  4. Buyer details updated
    20 Feb 2025, 10:09 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    3 Dec 2025, 18:12 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    19 Dec 2025, 17:02 GMT
  7. Buyer details updated
    19 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
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealthGeneral public services King Charles Street, London, SG, SW1A 2AHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria