Official UK procurement notice
Property Insurance · UK public procurement notice
Authority: BIRMINGHAM NEWMAN UNIVERSITY (Education)·On behalf of: AON UK LIMITED
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£240,000≈ £120k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update16.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 May 2026awarded 17 Jul 2026
Awarded to ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBirmingham Newman University has tendered alongside a group of other UK universities as part of a property insurance procurement. The collaboration allows economies of scale to be obtained, though each institution will contract separately with the winning bidder.
CPV: Financial and insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£240,000
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 award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Apr 2026, 08:05 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 09:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
PIS001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037150- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0686d6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Submission via email is to [email protected]
Timeline
21 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published186 days ago21 Apr 2026, 08:05 BST
- Next notice expected184 days ago22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published183 days ago23 Apr 2026, 14:43 BST
- Clarification questions by156 days ago20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline147 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by100 days ago15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent99 days ago17 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts84 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 09:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Apr 2026, 08:05 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 14:43 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £240,00023 Apr 2026, 14:43 BSTwas £200,000
- Status changed to active23 Apr 2026, 14:43 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Apr 2026, 14:43 BST
- Deadline published: 29 May 2026, 23:59 BST23 Apr 2026, 14:43 BST
- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2026, 09:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2026, 09:59 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 6
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD1 Sept 2026 – 19 Aug 2030 | £200,000 | 17 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- AON UK LIMITEDProcuring entityThese organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Submission via email is to [email protected]
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender