Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 21 Sept 2026, 13:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Medical Aid Insurance for CBS Staff at the British High Commission Maputo

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesAbove threshold
Budget not disclosed£0£0 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 30 Sept 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British High Commission (BHC) Maputo intends to procure a Medical Aid Insurance Service Provider to deliver comprehensive medical aid and healthcare access services for approximately 199 beneficiaries, comprising locally engaged staff and eligible dependants.

The services required include:

Inpatient and outpatient medical cover.

Access to a network of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, laboratories and specialist healthcare providers within Mozambique.

Overseas treatment arrangements where specialist care is unavailable locally.

Emergency medical evacuation and assistance services.

Claims administration, reimbursement management and pre-authorisation services.

Customer support, account management and member communication services.

Contract performance reporting and management information.

The contract is anticipated to run for an initial period of 36 months with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months. Services will be supplied on a managed medical aid basis, with the successful provider responsible for administering the scheme, managing healthcare provider networks, processing claims, supporting beneficiaries and ensuring continuous access to healthcare services throughout the contract term.

CPV: Medical insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsDelivery: MZ
Extensions
Extension options published
66512220 Medical insurance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Sept 2026, 13:08 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 13:08 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Medical insurance services
Delivery area
MZ
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07766a

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published2 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 13:08 BST
  2. Market engagementin 2 days
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is to gather market intelligence and obtain feedback from medical aid and medical insurance providers operating within Mozambique. The information collected will assist the British High Commission Maputo in refining its procurement strategy more…and ensuring that the future requirement is proportionate, deliverable and aligned with market capability. Through this engagement, the Authority is seeking information relating to: • Organisational structure, experience and presence within Mozambique; • Regulatory compliance, licensing requirements and governance arrangements; • Experience in delivering medical aid and medical insurance services to corporate, diplomatic, government and international organisation clients; • Service delivery models, including member onboarding, customer support, claims administration and policy management; • Healthcare provider network coverage within Mozambique and arrangements for overseas treatment and medical evacuation services; • Data protection, information security and confidentiality controls; • Indicative commercial models, operational risks, market constraints and opportunities for innovation; and • Recommendations to assist the Authority in developing the final Statement of Requirements and procurement approach. Responses will be collected through an online Microsoft Forms questionnaire, the link to which is provided within this notice. Suppliers are invited to complete and submit the questionnaire by the stated deadline. Information obtained through the PME will be used to inform and refine the procurement strategy, Statement of Requirements, Conditions of Participation, evaluation criteria and contractual arrangements. This engagement is conducted under PA23 Section 16 and is solely for market engagement and information-gathering purposes. Participation is voluntary and will not form part of any future supplier evaluation, selection or down-selection process. Participation, or non-participation, will not affect a supplier's ability to participate in any subsequent procurement opportunity arising from this engagement. All information gathered will be managed in a manner that does not provide any supplier with an unfair advantage or distort competition. PME Questionnaire Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/K0aWziB6Pj
  3. Tender notice expectedin 7 days
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 99 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 13:08 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, ZA, SW1A 2AH, ZA +27615182181

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure