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Published 23 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Medical Insurance Services for British Embassy Amman

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery listed: Jordan (JO)
Published estimate£859,930≈ £860k / year · £859,930 inc. VAT3.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Mar 2026awarded 16 Apr 2026
Awarded to Al-Nisr Al-Arabi Insurance Co
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£859,930
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 (1 yr) · up to 30 Apr 2029 with extensionsValue: £859,930 exc. VAT · £859,930 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Jordan (JO)Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 optional extension years on an annual basis Y2 option: 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2028 Y3 option: 1 May 2028 to 30 April 2029

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
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
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Medical insurance services
Delivery area in notice
Jordan (JO)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fc4c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: JAGGAER / BravoSolution · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please access ITT_7516 on FCDO's eProcurement Portal (fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗).

Timeline

23 Dec 2025 → 21 May 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published307 days ago
    23 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT
  2. Next notice expected263 days ago
    5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Tender notice published249 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 07:16 GMT
  4. Clarification questions by242 days ago
    26 Feb 2026, 07:00 GMT
  5. Submission deadline234 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 07:00 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by214 days ago
    26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Assessment summaries sent186 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Contract starts179 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Standstill ends173 days ago
    6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  10. Latest notice published159 days ago
    21 May 2026, 04:48 BST

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Dec 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    23 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT
    UK3
  2. Tender notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 07:16 GMT
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    19 Feb 2026, 07:16 GMT
  4. Deadline moved to 6 Mar 2026, 07:00 GMT
    19 Feb 2026, 07:16 GMT
    +15 days · was 19 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
  5. Contract award notice published
    24 Apr 2026, 02:21 BST
    UK6
  6. Status changed to complete
    24 Apr 2026, 02:21 BST
  7. Contract signature expected
    6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  8. Contract details notice published
    21 May 2026, 04:48 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-12: 1 release · 23 Dec 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £887,3481 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 7 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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£887,34816 Apr 2026Awarded

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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AL-NISR AL-ARABI INSURANCE COAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDDD-4245-JPMM Building No 21 Esam Ajlouni Street, Amman, JO, 11191, JOContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender