Official UK procurement notice
Medical Insurance Services for British Embassy Amman
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Embassy Amman reprocures its Medical Insurance Services contract. The Embassy will appoint a reputable and experienced medical insurance provider to deliver comprehensive healthcare coverage for an estimated 280 eligible staff and dependants. The contract will run for an initial one-year period starting 7 May 2026, with the option to extend annually for up to two additional years, until 30 April 2029.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Medical insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£859,930
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 (2)
- Technical Capability: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Capability: The technical criteria will be evaluated across the following indicative themes: 1. Mobilisation/Takeover 2. Hospital/Clinic Network 3. Methodology/Service Provision 4. Policy Matching 5. Availment 6. Proposed Policy 7. Cost Control 8. Data Protection This is in connection to the published UK3: Planned procurement notice - Procurement Act 2023 with details below: Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-085720 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fc4c Published 23 December 2025, 10:53am
- Commercial: Competitiveness of overall medical insurance coverage costs
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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 2029
- First published
- 23 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 04:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
CPG/13227/2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015014- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fc4cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 07:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Feb 2026, 07:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please access ITT_7516 on FCDO's eProcurement Portal (fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗).
Timeline
23 Dec 2025 → 21 May 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published307 days ago23 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT
- Next notice expected263 days ago5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published249 days ago19 Feb 2026, 07:16 GMT
- Clarification questions by242 days ago26 Feb 2026, 07:00 GMT
- Submission deadline234 days ago6 Mar 2026, 07:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by214 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent186 days ago24 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends173 days ago6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published159 days ago21 May 2026, 04:48 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Dec 2025- Planned procurement notice published23 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published19 Feb 2026, 07:16 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active19 Feb 2026, 07:16 GMT
- Deadline moved to 6 Mar 2026, 07:00 GMT19 Feb 2026, 07:16 GMT+15 days · was 19 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published24 Apr 2026, 02:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Apr 2026, 02:21 BST
- Contract signature expected6 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 May 2026, 04:48 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 23 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nisr Al-Arabi Insurance Co6 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: Optional extension(s) of 24 months on an annual basis until 30 April 2029 | £887,348 | 16 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Medical Insurance Services for British Embassy Amman · Al-Nisr Al-Arabi Insurance Co
- Signed
- 7 May 2026
- Value
- £887,348
- Period
- 7 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for 2 years on an annual basis until 30/04/2029
5 agreed KPIs: Performance Review · Helpdesk · Processing of Invoices …
- Performance Review
- Helpdesk
- Processing of Invoices
- Submission of Reports
- Processing of Claims and Reimbursements
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AL-NISR AL-ARABI INSURANCE COAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender