Official UK procurement notice
P0680 - Provision of a Claims Handling Service
Authority: Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Central government)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Published estimate£130,000≈ £43k / year · £156,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 3 May 2029 · up to 3 May 2031 with extensions · starts 4 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders are invited for the provision of a public liability claims handling and evaluation service as described in the Specification and in accordance with the Housing Executive’s Conditions of Contract included with the Tender Documentation.
- Not divided into lots: Due to the nature and the interdependence of all aspects of the required Service, it is neither practical nor desirable to divide the proposed contract into lots. To do so would likely add unnecessary cost and risk.
- How the procedure runs: As described in the Tender Documentation.
CPV: Insurance claims adjustment services · Insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£130,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Feb 2026, 14:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 18:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012940- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064f2aFind a Tender
- How it runs
As described in the Tender Documentation.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Feb 2026 → 4 May 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published256 days ago12 Feb 2026, 14:08 GMT
- Clarification questions by241 days ago27 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline231 days ago9 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Latest notice published214 days ago26 Mar 2026, 18:18 GMT
- Award decision expected by208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts176 days ago4 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026- Tender notice published12 Feb 2026, 14:08 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published26 Mar 2026, 18:18 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete26 Mar 2026, 18:18 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 26 Mar 2026 | CancelledAll of the bids received failed at Qualification Stage and the evaluation of the competition ceased. Consideration is currently being given to the appropriate re-procurement strategy. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender