Official UK procurement notice
Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
Authority: Orbit Group Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for staff which forms part of our employee benefits obligations to Orbit colleagues who opt in for the benefit.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Nov 2025, 16:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Feb 2026, 22:52 GMT
- Authority reference
C002170- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016691- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eb5cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
This contract was awarded on the grounds of urgency due to the need to maintain continuity of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for Orbit colleagues enrolled for PMI as part of their employee benefits, as per Transparency Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05eb5c. This insurance forms a commitment of Orbit's to its enrolled colleagues.
The existing PMI policy is due to expire imminently, and any lapse in cover could result in a risk to our colleagues welfare.
Orbit engaged the Employee Benefits Collective (EBC) LLP to complete a market exercise specifically for Orbit's Private Medical Cover. EBC engaged a number of insurance providers to invite pricing to provide cover. The responses from those who responded was benchmarked to provide Orbit with a understanding of whether its renewal terms for its existing cover represented value for money.
A direct award was necessary to ensure uninterrupted provision of the expiring insurance cover.
Orbit will re-procure a new contract for the future provision of this insurance cover in 2026, with the new contract to commence when this 1 year contract expires.
PLEASE NOTE - only 1 contract has been awarded. Notice template enforced a 2nd contract to be added to allow notice to published. So contract details published twice but only one contract awarded.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published28 Nov 2025, 16:19 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Feb 2026, 22:52 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVIVA INSURANCE LIMITEDPrivate Medical Insurance11 Dec 2025 – 10 Dec 2026 | £780,936 inc. VAT | — | Awarded |
| AVIVA INSURANCE LIMITED | £780,936 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · AVIVA INSURANCE LIMITED
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2025
- Value
- £780,936
- Period
- 11 Dec 2025 – 10 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: None deemed necessary
Contract 2 · AVIVA INSURANCE LIMITED
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2025
- Value
- £780,936
- Period
- 11 Dec 2025 – 10 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: None deemed necessary
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aviva Insurance LimitedAwarded 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 details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender