Official UK procurement notice
YPO - 001051 Insurance Placement DPS For Housing sector
Authority: YPO·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionYPO are looking for Suppliers to be appointed onto a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of insurance and any related services. The DPS is designed to meet the needs of Registered Providers of Social Housing
- Recurrence: There is a possibility that this DPS will be renewed after 8.5 years from the commencement date.
CPV: Financial and insurance services · Insurance services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market (open)
- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Market period
- 9 yrs from 5 Jul 2021
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Providers are requested to submit proposals for the following covers as a package:CancelledRenewalPublished value£500,000,000
Providers are requested to submit proposals for the following covers as a package:
- Property Stock
- Terrorism
- Combined Liability
o Excess Liability
- Office Combined
- Computers
- Contract works
- Engineering
- Crime
- Commercial Legal Expenses
- Group Personal Accident and Business Travel
- Professional Indemnity
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Fleet
- Cyber Liability
o Excess Cyber Liability
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)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost: 40
- Quality: 60
- Suitability
Organisations must ensure that they are not in breach of any of the mandatory or discretionary exclusions contained in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please refer to the
Tender Documentation/ Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Procurement Documents’ in ‘Communication’ section in this notice.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “YPO - 001051 Insurance Placement DPS For Housing sector” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Restricted procedure
- 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
- Dynamic market
- Who may use the vehicle
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · There is a possibility that this DPS will be renewed after 8.5 years from the commencement date.
- First published
- 17 May 2021, 08:56 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 15:44 BST
- Authority reference
001051- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029230- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b18fFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Please refer to the Framework Agreement Terms and Conditions located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under Procurement Documents in ‘Communication’ Section in this notice.
Publisher note: YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/ojeu-permissible-users . YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 23 Feb 2029, 23:55 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
5 Jul 2021 → 23 Feb 2029 · 3 dates- Contract starts5 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published199 days ago30 Mar 2026, 15:44 BST
- Today15 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Feb 2029, 23:55 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Oct 2023- Status changed to complete18 Oct 2023, 07:53 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Oct 2023, 07:53 BST
- Deadline moved to 23 Feb 2029, 23:55 GMT29 Sept 2025, 11:19 BST-496 days · was 4 Jul 2030, 23:55 BST
- Buyer details updated29 Sept 2025, 11:19 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDuration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system · II.2.7 | Start date 5 July 2021 End date 4 July 2030 | Start date 5 July 2021 End date 23 February 2029 | |
| — | TextInformation about options · II.2.11 | The DPS will cover the period from 5th July 2021 to 4th July 2024 with 2 options to extend for another 3 years. The first decision to extend the contract period will be taken by the end of February 2024 and the second by the end of February 2027 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the contract to date, the market conditions for this category and YPO’s contracting str… | The DPS will cover the period from 5th July 2021 to 23rd February 2029 | |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 4 Jul 2030 | 23 Feb 2029 | -496 d |
| — | TextContact · I.1 | Agnieszka Gajli | Contracts Team | |
| — | TextTelephone · I.1 | +44 01924 664685 | +44 7901239756 | |
| — | TextBuyer's address · I.1 | https://procontract.due-north.com/Home/About | https://www.ypo.co.uk/ | |
| — | TextCommunication · I.3 | The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://procontract.due-north.com Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://procontract.due-north.com | The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at http://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via http://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome |
Closing date amended in line with the provision under PA23 for all DPS's to end no later than 24/2/29
This notice is in addition to the changes made under notice identifier 2025/S 000-060418 which was to change the deadline for the DPS to 23 February 2029 in line with the transitional arrangements under the Procurement Act 2023. This notice is to change the following:- 1. Change of contact at YPO 2. Update to YPO telephone number 3. Update to buyer's web address 4. Change to e-tendering portal to …
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-05: 1 release · 17 May 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 030683-2023-1-1
- Signed
- 28 Sept 2023
- Value
- £2,036,833
- Period
- … – 4 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- EMHContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
1 commercial party on the notice- Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers LtdAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria