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Official UK procurement notice

Property Insurance Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY (Education)·On behalf of: AON UK LIMITED

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD72)
Published estimate£240,000≈ £120k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT46.7% above final 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 description

Liverpool Hope University 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 published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£240,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £240,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Any further extensions will be dependent on exceptional service.
66000000 Financial and insurance services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 50%Social value: 5%
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, 17:12 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2026, 15:47 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Jul 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036330
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance services
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0687e4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
29 May 2026, 11:59 BST
Clarification deadline
20 May 2026, 11:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.aon.co.uk ↗

Submission via email is to [email protected]

Timeline

21 Apr 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published183 days ago
    21 Apr 2026, 17:12 BST
  2. Clarification questions by154 days ago
    20 May 2026, 11:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline145 days ago
    29 May 2026, 11:59 BST
  4. Award decision expected by98 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent97 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Contract starts82 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published70 days ago
    12 Aug 2026, 15:47 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 17:12 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 15:47 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Aug 2026, 15:47 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    22 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £352,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 6
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD22 Aug 2026 – 21 Aug 2030£352,000 inc. VAT17 Jul 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 03285547 · GB-PPON: PXCM-1417-MQRR HOPE PARK, TAGGART AVENUE, LIVERPOOL, North West, L16 9JDContact name, email

Other public bodies

  • AON UK LIMITEDProcuring entityBrokerGB-COH: 00210725GB-PPON: PBNB-5378-HLVR London, LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: BR000105GB-PPON: PQWR-3824-ZVZH The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway ,Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, South East, PO15 7JZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender