Official UK procurement notice
Comprehensive Insurance Brokerage Service for British Embassy Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is a re‑procurement of Comprehensive Insurance Brokerage Services for the British Embassy Dubai and the British Embassy Abu Dhabi. The scope includes the provision of Medical Insurance for staff and dependents, Life and Disability Insurance for staff, Third Party Insurance for Embassy-hosted events, and Public Liability Insurance covering third‑party property damage or bodily injury arising from the Embassy's business activities at specified premises.
The contract will be for a period of one (1) year with an estimated start date of 09 October 2026, with two (2) one-year options to extend subject to satisfatory performance.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 6 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Insurance brokerage and agency services · Insurance brokerage services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,457,816
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 (2)
- Technical Criteria: 70%
- Commercial Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Criteria
- Commercial Criteria
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 6 Feb 2029
- First published
- 23 Apr 2026, 03:41 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CPH13802-2027- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068143- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068915Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Interested suppliers must register to Jaggaer e-procurement portal, fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ and access ITT 7864 to submit their bids.
Timeline
23 Apr 2026 → 29 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published184 days ago23 Apr 2026, 03:41 BST
- Market engagement128 days ago17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Dear Service Provider,
The British Embassy in UAE is initiating an Early Market Engagement (EME) for its upcoming tender for Comprehensive Insurance Brokerage Services. In light of this, we would like to extend a cordial invitation to your organisation to join our virtual session and be part of this important conversation.
Our agenda includes:
A. Discuss the service requirements
B. Procurement process, including criteria and evaluation
C. Timelines
D. Question and Answer / Clarifications
Please see details below for the schedule:
Date: 17 June 2026
Time: 11:00h Dubai time
Location: via MS Teams
If your company is interested in participating, simply reply to this email, [email protected], no later than 10 June 2026. Once we receive your expression of interest, a calendar invitation with full details will be sent to you. You may submit any questions together with your expression of interest so they can be consolidated and addressed during the call.
To ensure supplier anonymity and maintain fairness and transparency, audio and video will be disabled during the session. Each participant will be assigned a unique username, which must be used to join the call; entry will not be granted without the assigned username.
The standard chat function will be disabled. Only the Q&A feature will be available for submitting any additional questions or clarifications during the session.
Should you have any questions or clarifications, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
This EME is strictly for market engagement purposes and does not represent a tender or any part of the evaluation process. The insights gathered during this session will be used to assess market capacity and inform the Embassy’s procurement strategy moving forward.
Thank you for considering this invitation. We look forward to your participation and to fostering a collaborative dialogue with you.
- Next notice expected119 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published95 days ago20 Jul 2026, 11:29 BST
- Clarification questions by84 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline67 days ago17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts31 days ago23 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by30 days ago23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent25 days ago29 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published24 days ago29 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026- Pipeline notice published23 Apr 2026, 03:41 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 May 2026, 05:54 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Jun 2026, 06:13 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published20 Jul 2026, 11:29 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active20 Jul 2026, 11:29 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST20 Jul 2026, 11:29 BST
- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2026, 14:26 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Contract signature expected9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 21 May 2026
- 2026-04: 1 release · 23 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockton Insurance Brokers LLCComprehensive Insurance Brokerage Services for British Embassy Dubai and British Embassy Abu Dhabi9 Oct 2026 – 8 Oct 2027 · up to 8 Oct 2029Extensions: The contract may be extended up to 24 months, subject to annual renewal, (1+1+1) | £2,457,816 | 29 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lockton Insurance Brokers LLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender