Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Insurance and related Services to - Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Authority: Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£664,500total for 2 lots · £664,500 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2025awarded 23 Feb 2026
Awarded to ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD, American International Group UK Limited2 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Combined Liability Insurance cover and related Services to - Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Insurance services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£664,500 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Combined LiabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£645,000
Combined Liability Insurance. To be managed by Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd as the contracting authority's appointed insurance broker and adviser.
Lot #2Excess Layer Liability InsuranceAwardedRenewalPublished value£19,500
Excess Layer Combined Liability Insurance. To be managed by Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd as the contracting authority's appointed insurance broker and adviser.
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 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 30%
- Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Qualitative: Qualitative scoring - assessed on responses detailing the following: 1) Claims Handling 2) Breadth of Cover 3) Added Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Yes · next expected 15 Nov 2026
- First published
- 14 Nov 2025, 11:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2026, 10:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
ACBCBCINSURANCE2026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073873- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e131Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published347 days ago14 Nov 2025, 11:07 GMT
- Clarification questions by314 days ago17 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline312 days ago19 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by249 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent243 days ago27 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published242 days ago27 Feb 2026, 10:32 GMT
- Standstill ends231 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Tender notice published14 Nov 2025, 11:07 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2026, 10:32 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Feb 2026, 10:32 GMT
- Contract signature expected13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £568,6582 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 6
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Combined Liability1 award | |||
| ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTDCombined Liability Insurance1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Insurance Long Term Agreement - dependent on criteria. | £536,658 inc. VAT | 23 Feb 2026standstill to 10 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Excess Layer Liability Insurance1 award | |||
| American International Group UK Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £32,000 inc. VAT | 23 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Combined Liability | 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Excess Layer Liability Insurance | 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityAdministration of Procurement Exercise
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD (UK Branch) t/as ZURICH MUNICIPALAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender