Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of General Insurances - Lisburn & City Council
Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)·On behalf of: BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE BROKERS (UK) LIMITED
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£861,917total for 8 lots · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026awarded 13 Mar 2026
Awarded to INTACT INSURANCE IRELAND DAC UK BRANCH +2 more6 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Apr 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of General Insurances Exc. Insurance Broking Services
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Insurance services
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value (£861,917 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1LiabilityAwardedPublished value£778,400
Provision of Public & Employers Liability Insurance
Lot #2CrimeAwardedPublished value£16,382
Provision of Crime Insurance
Lot #3CyberAwardedPublished value£26,320
Provision of Cyber Insurance
Lot #4ExhibitionAwardedPublished value£6,272
Provision of Exhibition Insurance
Lot #5Golf Club InsuranceAwardedPublished value£14,078
Provision of Commercial Combined Insurance for Golf Clubs
Lot #6Legal ExpensesAwardedPublished value£2,105
Provision of Councillor's Legal Expenses Insurance
Lot #7Excess PLAwardedPublished value£18,144
Provision of Excess Public/Products Liability Insurance
Lot #8DroneAwardedPublished value£216
Provision of Drone Insurance
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 · same split on all 8 lots
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Claims Handling Services: 12.5%
- Breadth of Cover: 7.5%
- Added Value Benefits: 10%
- Price: 65%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Claims Handling Services
- Breadth of Cover
- Added Value Benefits
- Social Value
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Dec 2027
- First published
- 22 Dec 2025, 14:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2026, 14:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
2026/LCCC- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085444- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fba7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tender Submissions should be sent to the Contact at Brown & Brown
Timeline
22 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published308 days ago22 Dec 2025, 14:23 GMT
- Clarification questions by283 days ago16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent228 days ago13 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published222 days ago18 Mar 2026, 14:06 GMT
- Award decision expected by220 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends213 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Dec 2025- Tender notice published22 Dec 2025, 14:23 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Jan 2026, 13:48 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT7 Jan 2026, 13:48 GMT+0 days · was 23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract award notice published18 Mar 2026, 14:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2026, 14:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected28 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 6
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £754,7065 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 81 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Liability1 award | |||
| INTACT INSURANCE IRELAND DAC UK BRANCHCombined Liability Insurance1 Apr 2026 – 30 Mar 2027 | £700,000 inc. VAT | 13 Mar 2026standstill to 27 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Crime1 award | |||
| INTACT INSURANCE IRELAND DAC UK BRANCHCrime Insurance1 Apr 2026 – 30 Mar 2027 | £12,561 inc. VAT | 13 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Cyber1 award | |||
| American International Group UK LimitedCyber Liability Insurance1 Apr 2026 – 30 Mar 2027 | £22,120 inc. VAT | 13 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · Legal Expenses1 award | |||
| ARAG plcCommercial Legal Expenses -Councillors1 Apr 2026 – 30 Mar 2027 | £2,106 inc. VAT | 13 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 7 · Excess PL1 award | |||
| American International Group UK LimitedExcess Public/Products Liability1 Apr 2026 – 30 Mar 2027 | £17,920 inc. VAT | 13 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 13 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Liability | 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Crime | 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Cyber | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 · Legal Expenses | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 7 · Excess PL | 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE BROKERS (UK) LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityInsurance Broker
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- ARAG PLCAwarded supplier
- INTACT INSURANCE IRELAND DAC UK BRANCHAwarded supplier
- INTACT INSURANCE IRELAND DAC UK BRANCHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (11)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications 2026 Insurer Tender Specification
- Bidding documents and specifications 2026 Insurer Tender Questionnaire
- Bidding documents and specifications 2026 Insurer Tender Cost Schedule
Notices published for this procedure
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