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# Provision of Claims Handling and Related Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-claims-handling-and-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DFT Operator Limited 'DFTO': "Provision of Claims Handling and Related Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [DFT Operator Limited 'DFTO'](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dft-operator-limited-dfto-gov-pc1434)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,280,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-claims-handling-and-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a2#tl-md)

## Description
Provision of claims handling and related services for DfT Operator Limited (DFTO) and subsidiaries. 
The successful supplier will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and fully managed claims handling service. This will include:
•	Investigating all EL/PL claims and recoveries against DFTO Group under £100k; 
•	Providing an estimation of liability; 
•	Negotiations to reach settlement;
•	Settlement of claims and recoveries. 
This Agreement has been procured and placed by the Buyer, DFTO, and is available for use by DFTO and subsidiaries as listed below: 
• London North Eastern Railway Limited
• Northern Trains Limited
• SE Trains Limited
• South Western Railway Limited
• TransPennine Trains Limited
• C2C Railway Limited
• Greater Western Railway Ltd
• Cross country Rail Ltd
• Railway West Coast Ltd
• GA Trains Limited
• Chiltern Rail Ltd
• WM Trains Ltd
• Midlands East Trains Ltd
• Thameslink Southern Great Northern Ltd

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** This contract was awarded following a further competition under CCS Framework RM6323 Insurance & Related Services 4, Lot 2: Claims Handling and Related Services. DFTO issued an expression of interest to all framework suppliers, setting out the scope ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 078123-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Gallagher Bassett International Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:01844276`
  - Value: £1,280,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 078123-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,280,000
  - Signed Date: 30/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078123-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-17T12:14:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:54:54.040Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a2