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Official procurement procedure
Group Medical Insurance for Country-Based Staff (and qualified dependents) of British High Commission in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Accident and health insurance services
Health insurance services
LK
Published value
£190,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "Group Medical Insurance for Country-Based Staff (and qualified dependents) of British High Commission in Colombo (Sri Lanka)". Published status: planning. Published value: £190,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £190,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Adam Smith International LtdTop vendor: 49.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 343 active published awards; 32 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Smith International Ltd | 1 win | £8,669,631 |
| KPMG Advisory Services Limited | 1 win | £4,000,000 |
| AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO SA | 1 win | £1,323,935 |
| JORDAN MODERN OIL & FUEL SERVICES CO. LTD. | 1 win | £1,250,000 |
| DEC Property Management I Pvt Ltd | 1 win | £851,440 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published31 Jul 2026, 06:24 BST | Last source update31 Jul 2026, 06:24 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationAccident and health insurance services, Health insurance services | ||
Delivery area LK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d833 | ||
What is being bought
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intend to identify a competent insurance agency to provide a Group Medical Insurance Policy cover for Country-Based Staff (and their qualified dependents) of British High Commission in Colombo (Sri Lanka).
The contract will be for a period of Three (3) years starting from 1st April 2027 till 31st March 2028, with a provision to further extension for Two (2) more years on (1+1 basis) subject to satisfactory performance by the selected supplier and continuous business requirement at BHC Colombo.
We would like to engage in a discussion with potential Insurance Agencies/Companies, who operate in Sri Lanka market and will be interested to bid for this assignment and deliver the required services.
An Early Market Engagement is being planned on 21st August 2026 from 11:00 to 12:00 hrs Colombo time.
Suitable and interested suppliers are invited to participate in the virtual market engagement session. The prime objective of organising this event is to share our tentative requirements and gain understanding of what can be provided or achieved by the players in the Local Market.
A presentation will be shared with suppliers (participants at the event), which will include FCDO's procurement procedures, possible bid evaluation criteria and overall project timelines.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £190,000
31 Jul 2026, 06:24 BST - Status changed to planning
31 Jul 2026, 06:24 BST - Official notice release published
31 Jul 2026, 06:24 BST - Buyer information updated
31 Jul 2026, 06:24 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
31 Jul 2026, 06:24 BST - Procedure published
31 Jul 2026, 06:24 BST - engagement
19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledAn Early Market engagement is being planned on 21st August 2026 from 11:00 to 12:00 hrs Indian Standard time. Suitable and interested suppliers are invited to participate in the virtual market engagement session. The prime objective of organising this session is to share our tentative requirements and gain understanding of what can be provided or achieved by the players in the Local Market. A presentation will be shared with suppliers (participants at the event), which will include FCDO's procurement procedures, possible bid evaluation criteria and overall project timelines. Interested suppliers should register their interest in participating this event by filling this form link attached below: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/S3S0Xi8dry
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVXDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 31 Jul 2026, 06:24 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |