Insurance Services - Modification VEAT

Official notice

Authority: Viewpoint Housing Association (Housing)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£480,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Zurich2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) relates to the extension of the existing Insurance Provision contract. Having sought advice, to meet our statutory regulatory requirements as a Registered Social Landlord, these public contracts shall be modified and awarded under Regulation 72 (1) (c) utilising the Modification of contracts during their term “by circumstances Viewpoint Housing Association (VHA) could not have foreseen”.

Justification of this intention together with full details of the intended contract are included within sections II.2.4 and IV.1.1 of this notice.

CPV: Insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Viewpoint Housing Association (VHA) intends to extend the existing Insurance Provision…Awarded

Viewpoint Housing Association (VHA) intends to extend the existing Insurance Provision contract due to end 30 September 2025 to the 30 September 2027 with Zurich Ltd who are the current insurance service broker/provider.

Delivery: Scotland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Jul 2025, 16:22 BST
Last source update: 29 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-008187
Classification (CPV): Insurance services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056863 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) relates to the extension of the existing Insurance Provision contract. Having sought independent advice, to meet our statutory regulatory requirements as a Registered Social Landlord, these public contracts shall be modified and awarded under Regulation 72 (1) (c) utilising the Modification of contracts during their term by circumstances Viewpoint Housing Association, could not have foreseen at the beginning of our contract.

Publisher note: It should be noted that this VEAT notice is intended to inform the market of the intention to modify a contract under Regulation 72 (1) (c) and whilst the PCS system requires an award date prior to the VEAT notice publication for the avoidance of doubt it should be noted that the contract has not been entered into prior to the publication of this notice. (SC Ref:820660)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £480,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 25 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Zurich	£480,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Zurich	£480,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 008187-2026-1 · Zurich
Signed
25 Jul 2025
Value
£480,000
Status
active
Contract 043990-2025-1 · Zurich
Signed
25 Jul 2025
Value
£480,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Viewpoint Housing Association

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 4 South Oswald Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 2HGContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ZurichAwarded supplier St Vincent Plaza, 7th Floor, 319 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 5LP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.