Official UK procurement notice
Employment Liability Insurance for People using a direct payment to employ Personal Assistants
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA single insurer to provide Employment Liability Insurance for people using a Direct Payment to employ Personal Assistants. The contracting authorities are East Sussex County Council, Brighton & Hove City Council and West Sussex County Council. The concession contract started on the 17 September 2025 for East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council. The same concession contract will start on 1 April 2026 for West Sussex Council. The concession contract will end on 31 March 2031 for all three councils, and there will be an option to extend for up to 24 months.
There is no guarantee of work and the policy rates will be fixed for the duration of the concession contract.
CPV: Financial and insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,990,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: The evaluation will be based on 50% Price 50% Quality. Please read the tender documentation for the full award criteria.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 May 2025, 16:17 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
- Authority reference
13789- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028235- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05284aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tender to be submitted via;
supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
Proactis opportunity: RFX1000954
Timeline
28 May 2025 → 26 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 16:17 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts17 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published395 days ago26 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2025- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 16:17 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 17:50 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Aug 2025, 15:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Aug 2025, 15:12 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Sept 2025, 14:12 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 28 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SURE WISE LIMITED17 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: Allowed for up to 24 month extensions to allow the joint authorities to build in the ability to re-procure these services. | £1,990,000 inc. VAT | 26 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SURE WISE LIMITED
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,990,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 17 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- An allowed for up to 24 month extension to allow the joint authorities to build in the ability to re-procure these services.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Brighton and Hove City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- West Sussex County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SURE WISE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender