Official UK procurement notice
P1188 - Provision of a Claims Handling Service
Authority: Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Central government)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£130,000≈ £43k / year · £156,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2026awarded 3 Jun 2026
Awarded to Carson McDowell LLP
Contract term 3 yrsends 5 Jul 2029 · up to 5 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 6 Jul 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 3 Apr 2026, 14:45 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2026, 11:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031202- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c74Find 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
- 28 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Apr 2026 → 6 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published200 days ago3 Apr 2026, 14:45 BST
- Clarification questions by182 days ago21 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline175 days ago28 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent140 days ago3 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by134 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends130 days ago12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published126 days ago16 Jun 2026, 11:34 BST
- Contract starts107 days ago6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2026- Tender notice published3 Apr 2026, 14:45 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Jun 2026, 15:37 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Jun 2026, 15:37 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Jun 2026, 11:34 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £130,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson McDowell LLPSME6 Jul 2026 – 5 Jul 2029 · up to 5 Jul 2031Extensions: The contract can be extended by any period or periods up to and including 24 months commencing from the Initial Contract Period expiry date. | £130,000 | 3 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
P1188 - Provision of a Claims Handling Service · Carson McDowell LLPSME
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Value
- £130,000
- Period
- 6 Jul 2026 – 5 Jul 2029 · up to 5 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract can be extended by any period or periods up to and including 24 months commencing from the Initial Contract Period expiry date.
3 agreed KPIs: Claim Acknowledgement · Receipt of the Preliminary Report · Quarterly Management Information report
- Claim Acknowledgement, as outlined in the Specification
- Receipt of the Preliminary Report, as outlined in the Specification
- Quarterly Management Information report, as outlined in the Specification
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Carson McDowell LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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