Official UK procurement notice
Flat Rate PMI Cover — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Thirteen Housing Group Limited (Housing)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£2,505,600published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to EQUIPSME INSURANCE SERVICES LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFlat Rated Community Based pricing model of a PMI product on a 1 + 1 + 1 year basis.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
66512220 Medical insurance services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 14:31 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 14:31 BST
- Authority reference
THIR 26 480- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077691
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
- Equipsme Insurance Services Ltd are the only current provider of Flat Rated Community Based Pricing for a Private Medical Insurance hybrid product. Therefore, Schedule 5 (6) applies to this procurement type.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
- An Insurance Provider could at any time make changes to their product offering.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,505,6001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPSME INSURANCE SERVICES LTDSME1 Nov 2026 — 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029Extensions: There are two optional annual extensions of 12 months included in this award that can be taken if Thirteen Housing Group decides to continue this colleague offering and the price increases are agreed prior to extension. | £2,505,600 | 21 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published21 Sept 2026, 14:31 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published21 Sept 2026, 14:25 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EQUIPSME INSURANCE SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender