Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Insurance Services to Arun District Council
Authority: Arun District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Marsh Limited
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionArun District Council for the appointment of one or more providers of insurance. The insurance may include but not be limited to: property damage and business interruption, employers, public, products and property owners liability, money, all risks,
computer, contract works, personal accident and employers' liability.
Property comprising Material Damage including Industrial and Commercial properties,
Business Interruption, Contract Works, Money, Computers, Specified All Risks and
Leasehold Properties.
Value: £2,893,473
Liability, Fidelity Guarantee and Motor comprising Employers Liability, Public & Products
Liability, Libel and Slander, Officials Indemnity, Land Charges, Public Health Act cover,
Professional Indemnity, Fidelity Guarantee / Crime and Motor Fleet.
Value: £927,753.05
Group Personal Accident cover
Value: £16,221
Engineering Insurance & Inspection services across council owned equipment
Value: £225,219
CPV: Accident and health insurance services · Contractor's all-risk insurance services · Damage or loss insurance services · Engineering insurance services · Financial loss insurance services · Liability insurance services · Motor vehicle insurance services · Pecuniary loss insurance services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£6,860,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Property comprising Material Damage including Industrial and Commercial properties, Business Interruption, Contract Works, Money, Computers, Specified All Risks and Leasehold Properties.AwardedPublished value£4,685,704
Property comprising Material Damage including Industrial and Commercial properties, Business Interruption, Contract Works, Money, Computers, Specified All Risks and Leasehold Properties.
Value: £4,685,704
- Economic & financial standing
Insurers must meet the Marsh minimum financial guidelines, being an interactive Standard and Poor's rating of BBB or higher and the local currency equivalent of US$100 million in unencumbered policyholders' surplus and / or approved by the Marsh Market Information Group.
In the absence of an interactive Standard and Poor's rating, companies with an interactive A.M. Best rating of A- or higher and the local currency equivalent of US$100 million in unencumbered policyholders' surplus and / or approved by the Marsh Market Information Group. Otherwise their submission will be automatically rejected.
Please note if the rating of the Insurer drops below the acceptable minimum standard during the life of the contract, the Contracting Authority can make alternative arrangements at their own discretion.
Lot #2Liability and MotorAwardedPublished value£1,847,277
Liability, Fidelity Guarantee and Motor comprising Employers Liability, Public & Products Liability, Libel and Slander, Officials Indemnity, Land Charges, Public Health Act cover, Professional Indemnity, Fidelity Guarantee / Crime and Motor Fleet.
£1,847,277
- Economic & financial standing
Insurers must meet the Marsh minimum financial guidelines, being an interactive Standard and Poor's rating of BBB or higher and the local currency equivalent of US$100 million in unencumbered policyholders' surplus and / or approved by the Marsh Market Information Group.
In the absence of an interactive Standard and Poor's rating, companies with an interactive A.M. Best rating of A- or higher and the local currency equivalent of US$100 million in unencumbered policyholders' surplus and / or approved by the Marsh Market Information Group. Otherwise their submission will be automatically rejected.
Please note if the rating of the Insurer drops below the acceptable minimum standard during the life of the contract, the Contracting Authority can make alternative arrangements at their own discretion.
Lot #3Group Personal AccidentAwardedPublished value£24,041
Group Personal Accident cover
- Economic & financial standing
Insurers must meet the Marsh minimum financial guidelines, being an interactive Standard and Poor's rating of BBB or higher and the local currency equivalent of US$100 million in unencumbered policyholders' surplus and / or approved by the Marsh Market Information Group.
In the absence of an interactive Standard and Poor's rating, companies with an interactive A.M. Best rating of A- or higher and the local currency equivalent of US$100 million in unencumbered policyholders' surplus and / or approved by the Marsh Market Information Group. Otherwise their submission will be automatically rejected.
Please note if the rating of the Insurer drops below the acceptable minimum standard during the life of the contract, the Contracting Authority can make alternative arrangements at their own discretion.
Lot #4Engineering Insurance & InspectionAwardedPublished value£302,978
Engineering Insurance & Inspection services across council owned equipment.
- Economic & financial standing
Insurers must meet the Marsh minimum financial guidelines, being an interactive Standard and Poor's rating of BBB or higher and the local currency equivalent of US$100 million in unencumbered policyholders' surplus and / or approved by the Marsh Market Information Group.
In the absence of an interactive Standard and Poor's rating, companies with an interactive A.M. Best rating of A- or higher and the local currency equivalent of US$100 million in unencumbered policyholders' surplus and / or approved by the Marsh Market Information Group. Otherwise their submission will be automatically rejected.
Please note if the rating of the Insurer drops below the acceptable minimum standard during the life of the contract, the Contracting Authority can make alternative arrangements at their own discretion.
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)
- Policy Cover: 25%
- Claims Handling: 10%
- Added Value & Innovation: 5%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Price
- Policy Cover
- Claims Handling
- Added Value & Innovation
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Insurers must meet the Marsh minimum financial guidelines, being an interactive Standard and Poor's rating of BBB or higher and the local currency equivalent of US$100 million in unencumbered policyholders' surplus and / or approved by the Marsh Market Information Group.
In the absence of an interactive Standard and Poor's rating, companies with an interactive A.M. Best rating of A- or higher and the local currency equivalent of US$100 million in unencumbered policyholders' surplus and / or approved by the Marsh Market Information Group. Otherwise their submission will be automatically rejected.
Please note if the rating of the Insurer drops below the acceptable minimum standard during the life of the contract, the Contracting Authority can make alternative arrangements at their own discretion.
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Aug 2025, 13:53 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jan 2026, 10:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
ADC27715- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050895- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058ce9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 Aug 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published22 Aug 2025, 13:53 BST
- Clarification questions by393 days ago19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline372 days ago10 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent285 days ago5 Jan 2026
- Award decision expected by284 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends275 days ago14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published264 days ago26 Jan 2026, 10:02 GMT
- Contract starts258 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025- Tender notice published22 Aug 2025, 13:53 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published26 Aug 2025, 12:36 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST26 Aug 2025, 12:36 BST+0 days · was 10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published26 Aug 2025, 14:13 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 10 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST26 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST+0 days · was 10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract award notice published5 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMT
- Contract details notice published26 Jan 2026, 10:02 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-08: 2 releases · 22 Aug 2025, 26 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Property comprising Material Damage including Industrial and Commercial properties, Business Interruption, Contract Works, Money, Computers, Specified All Risks and Leasehold Properties.1 award | |||
| PROTECTOR INSURANCE (UK)1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2033Extensions: Contract is for 3 years + 2 +2. | £2,893,473 inc. VAT | 5 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Liability and Motor1 award | |||
| PROTECTOR INSURANCE (UK)Liability, Fidelity Guarantee and Motor comprising Employers Liability, Public & Products Liability, Libel and Slander, Officials Indemnity, Land Charges, Public Health Act cover, Professional Indemnity, Fidelity Guarantee / Crime and Motor Fleet.1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2033Extensions: Contract is for 3 years + 2 +2 | £927,753 inc. VAT | 5 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Group Personal Accident1 award | |||
| Risk Management Partners LtdGroup Personal Accident cover1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2033Extensions: Contract is for 3 years + 2 + 2 | £16,221 inc. VAT | 5 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Engineering Insurance & Inspection1 award | |||
| ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTDEngineering Insurance & Inspection services across council owned equipment.1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2033Extensions: Contract is for 3 years + 2 +2 | £225,219 inc. VAT | 5 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1: Property · PROTECTOR INSURANCE (UK)
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £2,893,473 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 years + 2 + 2
No agreed KPIs: Contract does not exceed £5 million.
Lot 2: Liability and Motor · PROTECTOR INSURANCE (UK)
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £927,753 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 years + 2 + 2
No agreed KPIs: Contract does not exceed £5 million.
Lot 3. Group Personal Accident · Risk Management Partners Ltd
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £16,221 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 years + 2 + 2
Lot 4: Engineering Insurance & Inspection · ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £225,219 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 years + 2 + 2
No agreed KPIs: Contract does not exceed £5 million.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Property comprising Material Damage including Industrial and Commercial properties, Business Interruption, Contract Works, Money, Computers, Specified All Risks and Leasehold Properties. | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Liability and Motor | 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Group Personal Accident | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Engineering Insurance & Inspection | 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Hampshire County CouncilProcuring entityPublishing and administering the tender
- Marsh LimitedProcuring entityInsurance broker services
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- PROTECTOR INSURANCEAwarded supplier
- RISK MANAGEMENT PARTNERS LTD.Awarded supplier
- ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (11)
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