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High Value Commercial Buildings Insurance
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: London Borough of Sutton: "High Value Commercial Buildings Insurance". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | London Borough of Sutton | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: London Borough of Sutton
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for London Borough of Sutton. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
13.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
FAITHORN FARRELL TIMMS LLPTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 28 active published awards; 3 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 |
|---|---|---|
| FAITHORN FARRELL TIMMS LLP | 1 win | £150,750 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLondon Borough of Sutton | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published6 May 2025, 13:51 BST | Last source update6 May 2025, 13:51 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04efa3 | ||
What is being bought
The services contract is for high value commercial buildings insurance to provide full reinstatement cover for larger commercial buildings in borough such as shopping centres and other commercial buildings at a competitive premium.
The council ran an open tender process which illustrated that the public sector insurance market does not currently have the appetite or capacity to provide full reinstatement cover for larger commercial buildings.
The Contract is being awarded using the Direct Award (Urgency) process in accordance with Section 41 and Schedule 5 (Direct Award Justifications, (13 and 14)) of the Procurement Act
2023
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
6 May 2025, 13:51 BST - Official notice release published
7 Apr 2025, 11:31 BST - Status changed to complete
20 Mar 2025, 12:19 GMT - Official notice release published
20 Mar 2025, 12:19 GMT - Buyer information updated
20 Mar 2025, 12:19 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
6 May 2025, 13:51 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · £1,741,044
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards CHUBB EUROPEAN GROUP LTD Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts High Value Commercial Buildings Insurance £1,741,044 · signed 1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST — 30 Mar 2028, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
London Borough of Sutton
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PJMC-1445-VCVGDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe services contract is for high value commercial buildings insurance to provide full reinstatement cover for larger commercial buildings in borough such as shopping centres and other commercial buildings at a competitive premium.
The Contract is being awarded using the Direct Award (Urgency) process in accordance with Section 41 and Schedule 5 (Direct Award Justifications, (13 and 14)) of the Procurement Act 2023
13 Where-
(a)the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and
(b)as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.
14 For the purpose of paragraph 13, urgency is unavoidable if it-
(a)is not attributable to any act or omission of the contracting authority, and
(b)could not have been foreseen by the contracting authority.
The value of the contract is £1,741,044 .
It is essential that high value commercial buildings insurance is in place to provide full reinstatement cover for larger commercial buildings in borough such as shopping centres and other commercial buildings at a competitive premium.
The council ran an open tender process which began on 7 October 2024 with publication of an FTS notice. No suitable bids were received for Lot 2 Commercial Property Insurance for the London Borough of Sutton, which illustrated that the public sector insurance market does not currently have the appetite or capacity to provide full reinstatement cover for larger commercial buildings. |