Official UK procurement notice
LCDL Property Insurance Excluding Building 3.2 & 3.3 Policy Placement
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: BACKHOUSE INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLancashire County Council was seeking to place a long term Agreement with an Insurance provider for the placement of the LCDL Property Excluding Building 3.2 & 3.3 Insurance Policies.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Damage or loss insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£960,000
- Economic & financial standing
Financial strength rating
Insurances
Please see the tender documents for further information relating to conditions of participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
Relevant experience and contract examples.
Please see the tender documents for further information relating to conditions of participation.
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 (5)
- Compliance with Insurance Policy requirements: 20%
- Service Delivery: 15%
- Claims Handling: 10%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Compliance with Insurance Policy requirements
- Service Delivery
- Claims Handling
- Price
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Financial strength rating
Insurances
Please see the tender documents for further information relating to conditions of participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
Relevant experience and contract examples.
Please see the tender documents for further information relating to conditions of participation.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Feb 2030
- First published
- 4 Mar 2026, 10:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 10:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 May 2026
- Authority reference
SC/CORP/LCC/26/303- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026412- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0661dbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The tender documents are available on Lancashire County Council's electronic tendering site: www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/ ↗
Use of this system does not require high specification IT equipment or connections, nor high-level personal IT skills/capabilities. Access to the system/software and advice is free of charge. Registration is necessary in order to view the tender details and obtain tender documentation. Tenderers are advised to allow plenty of time for registration and to do this as early as possible during the tender period.
Please see www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and… ↗ for further information.
Timeline
4 Mar 2026 → 3 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published235 days ago4 Mar 2026, 10:57 GMT
- Market engagement222 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Lancashire County Council is conducting preliminary market engagement relating to the LCDL Property Excluding Building 3.2 & 3.3 Insurance Policy Placement.
Prior to publication of a full invitation to tender (anticipated March 2026), interested organisations are invited to engage with this preliminary market engagement exercise.
Interested organisations should:
- Visit: www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and… ↗
- Navigate to the market engagement project by clicking on the link for LCDL Property Insurance Excluding Building 3.2 & 3.3 Policy Placement
- Review the Preliminary Market Engagement document(s) contained on this project page. This document provides more information regarding this preliminary market engagement exercise.
- Submit your expression of interest (EOI) via email to [email protected] by no later than 16th March 2026 at 23:59.
- Tender notice published216 days ago23 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
- Clarification questions by199 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline188 days ago20 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by166 days ago11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent163 days ago15 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends150 days ago27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts146 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published114 days ago3 Jul 2026, 10:52 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Mar 2026, 10:57 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £960,00023 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
- Status changed to active23 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
- Procurement method changed23 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST23 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
- Contract award notice published15 May 2026, 14:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 May 2026, 14:44 BST
- Contract signature expected29 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Jul 2026, 10:52 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 4 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVIVA INSURANCE LIMITED1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030Extensions: The initial contract period will be two years, after such time the Authority may extend the contract by a further period or periods of 12 (twelve) months up to a maximum of 24 (twenty-four) months, provided that the total duration does not exceed four years · Options: The initial contract period will be two years, after such time the Authority may extend the contract by a further period or periods of 12 (twelve) months up to a maximum of 24 (twenty-four) months, provided that the total duration does not exceed four years | £850,000 | 15 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · AVIVA INSURANCE LIMITED
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Value
- £784,000
- Period
- 24 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The initial contract period will be two years, after such time the Authority may extend the contract by a further period or periods of 12 (twelve) months up to a maximum of 24 (twenty-four) months, provided that the total duration does not exceed four years.
- Options
- The initial contract period will be two years, after such time the Authority may extend the contract by a further period or periods of 12 (twelve) months up to a maximum of 24 (twenty-four) months, provided that the total duration does not exceed four years
No agreed KPIs: Contract value is less than £5 million
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- BACKHOUSE INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITEDProcuring entityEvaluation and ongoing contract management support for the contract deliverables in line with the specification and insurance requirements of the future agreement.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aviva Insurance LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsThe tender documents are available on Lancashire County Council's electronic tendering site: www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/ Use of this system does not require high specification IT equipment or connections, nor high-level personal IT skills/capabilities. Access to…
Notices 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender