Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Insurance and Brokerage Services
Authority: SportNI (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Communities (DfC) - Sport NI wishes to appoint a provider for
Insurance and Brokerage Services for a two-year period. The purpose of this competition
will be to service the insurance needs of Sport NI, an Arm's Length Body of the
Department for Communities. The following however are the main requirements:
(A) Insurance Brokerage and Renewals of the following by 1 April 2026:
- Property Damage;
- Employer's Liability;
- Public and Products Liability;
- Business Travel and Personal Accident;
- Motor Fleet Insurance; and
- Medical Insurance.
(B) Brokerage and Claims Handling Services.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2027, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Insurance brokerage and agency services · Insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£135,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
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)
- Qualitative Criteria: 10%
- Quantitative Criteria: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: AC1 - Brokerage Services
- Quantitative Criteria: AC2 - Price
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2027
- First published
- 28 Nov 2025, 13:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jan 2026, 08:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6095505- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078099- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eb17Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
28 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published323 days ago28 Nov 2025, 13:49 GMT
- Submission deadline282 days ago8 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent274 days ago16 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends261 days ago28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published261 days ago29 Jan 2026, 08:55 GMT
- Award decision expected by257 days ago1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts199 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2025- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 13:49 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jan 2026, 11:34 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2026, 11:34 GMT
- Contract details notice published29 Jan 2026, 08:55 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers LtdID 60955051 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 | £155,000 | 16 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 6095505 · Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2026
- Value
- £155,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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