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Published 9 Dec 2025, 13:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Insurance and Related Services 2026-29

Official notice

Authority: Craigdale Housing Association Ltd (Housing)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£65,773published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026awarded 27 Feb 2026
Awarded to Howden Insurance Brokers

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contract is for the provision of general insurance and related services.

  • Recurrence: As stated in the ITT

CPV: Insurance services · Legal insurance and all-risk insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Contract is for the provision of general insurance and related services, including…AwardedRenewal

The Contract is for the provision of general insurance and related services, including claims handling, loss control services and advice as required by Craigdale HA, commencing 1 April 2026.

Bids are invited from suitably qualified insurance/brokers and direct insurance providers for the entire scope of services. Additional information: As stated in the ITT

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The contract will last for three years to April 2029; with the possibility of a further two single year extensions through to April 2031. The extension of the contract will be at the discretion of CHA Senior Team.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost of Service: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost of Service: 60%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    As outlined in the attached ITT for Insurance Services

  • Technical & professional ability

    The supplier & their sub-suppliers must provide their company number and must be if an insurance broker registered with and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority or an insurer authorised/and or regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority or Prudential

    Regulation Authority or equivalent in another member state of the European Economic Area indicating the types of insurance/service the bidder is authorised to arrange or provide.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · As stated in the ITT
First published
9 Dec 2025, 13:35 GMT
Last source update
8 Jun 2026, 12:22 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Jan 2026 – …
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053751
Classification (CPV)
Insurance servicesLegal insurance and all-risk insurance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f1c0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

KPIs will be agreed at the pre-start meeting.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:834048)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Jan 2026 → 8 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline271 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened271 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published135 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 12:22 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jun 2026, 12:22 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £65,7731 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Howden Insurance BrokersSME£65,773 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Craigdale Housing Association Ltd

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 83-85 Dougrie Road, Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland, G45 9NSContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria