Official UK procurement notice
DFE - CITB NI – Provision of Insurance Services
Authority: Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland (CITB NI) (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCITB NI wishes to appoint a provider for Insurance and Brokerage Services for a one year
period with two further 12 month optional extension periods. The purpose of this
competition will be to service the insurance needs of CITB NI, an Arm's Length Body of
the Department for the Economy. The following are the main requirements:
(A) Insurance Brokerage and Renewals of the following by 1 April 2026 and in the second
year by 1 April 2027:
- Property and contents Damage (including business interruption);
- Cyber Security
- Public and Products Liability including excess public liability;
- Professional Indemnity
- Management Liability
- Business Travel and Personal Accident.
- Engineering
- Engineering Plant
- Motor Fleet Insurance; and
- Legal Expenses
- Employers Liability
(B) Brokerage and Claims Handling Services.
Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) was not conducted as there is an established
mature market for insurance within Northern Ireland and the UK. CITB NI has previously
been successful in tendering on several occasions.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Insurance brokerage services · Insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£112,500
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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).
- AC1 Brokerage Services: 20 percent
- AC2 Price: 80 percent
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 15 Jan 2029
- First published
- 16 Jan 2026, 15:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2026, 09:37 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6275600- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003990- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0607ddFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
16 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published279 days ago16 Jan 2026, 15:11 GMT
- Clarification questions by262 days ago2 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline253 days ago11 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent237 days ago27 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by233 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends225 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published225 days ago11 Mar 2026, 09:37 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2026- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 15:11 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMT
- Contract details notice published11 Mar 2026, 09:37 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: The contract period is for one year from 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 with two optional 1 year extension periods covering 01 April 2027 to 31 March 2028 and 01 April 2028 to 31 March 2029. | £180,000 | 26 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DFE - CITB NI – Provision of Insurance Services · Marsh Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £180,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two optional extensions of 1 year.
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Marsh LimitedAwarded supplier
- Marsh LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender