Official UK procurement notice
Provision of insurance and related services to Bromsgrove District Housing Trust
Authority: Bromsgrove District Housing Trust Limited (Housing)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBromsgrove District Housing Trust (BDHT) is seeking to appoint one or more financially secure insurers to provide its Property, Liability and Motor Fleet insurance programme, together with associated underwriting, claims and risk management services.
The insurance programme may include, but is not limited to, Property Damage and Business Interruption, Employers' Liability, Public Liability, Products Liability, Property Owners' Liability and Motor Fleet cover.
Insurers are expected to hold a minimum financial strength rating of A-. Where a lower-rated insurer is proposed, BDHT may consider the insurer at its discretion, subject to receipt and approval of appropriate market security information.
Bidders will be assessed on:
The suitability and quality of the insurance solutions offered.
Financial strength and market security.
The capability and experience of their service delivery team.
The quality of underwriting, claims management and risk management services.
Experience of delivering insurance programmes within the social housing sector.
Bromsgrove District Housing Trust Limited (BDHT) will utilise the Gallagher Delta eTendering Portal for the administration of this procurement. Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited is acting as the BDHT's appointed insurance broker and will provide administration and evaluation support; however, all procurement decisions remain the sole responsibility of Bromsgrove District Housing Trust (BDHT).
- How the procedure runs: This procurement is being conducted by Bromsgrove District Housing Trust Limited ("BDHT") using the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with Section 20 of the Procurement Act 2023. BDHT has designed a procurement process that is proportionate to the nature and complexity of its insurance requirements and is intended to identify the Most Advantageous Tender whilst ensuring transparency, equal treatment and value for money. The anticipated stages of the procurement are: 1. Publication of the Tender Notice and associated procurement documents. 2. Assessment of Conditions of Participation and any applicable exclusion grounds. 3. Submission and evaluation of initial tenders. 4. Clarification of tender submissions where required. 5. Negotiation and/or dialogue with one or more bidders at BDHT's discretion. 6. Invitation to submit final tenders. 7. Evaluation of final tenders and contract award. BDHT reserves the right to amend, combine, remove or introduce stages within the procedure where this is considered appropriate and compliant with the Procurement Act 2023 and the principles of equal treatment and transparency. Negotiations may be undertaken in relation to any aspect of a tender submission, including but not limited to insurance coverage, policy terms and conditions, limits of indemnity, deductibles/excesses, pricing, rating methodology, claims handling arrangements, risk management services, service delivery proposals, implementation arrangements and social value commitments. BDHT reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of initial tenders without entering into negotiations should it determine that this represents the most advantageous outcome. Further details of the procurement process are set out within the Invitation to Tender and associated procurement documents. The procurement documents will be available via the Gallagher Delta eTendering Portal. Bromsgrove District Housing Trust Limited reserves the right to conduct clarification meetings, tender presentations and negotiations as part of the Competitive Flexible Procedure.
CPV: General liability insurance services · Motor vehicle liability insurance services · Property insurance services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,080,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Insurance and related services for property and liability as required by Bromsgrove District Housing Trust (Excluding Broker Services)RenewalPublished value£960,000
A programme of General (non-life) insurance and related services for Bromsgrove District Housing Trust. The programme will require Insurance and related services for risks that may include but not be limited to:
property damage, employers, public, products and property owners liability
This list is to be decided at the sole discretion of Bromsgrove District Housing Trust
Lot #2Insurance and related services associated with Motor for Bromsgrove District Housing Trust (Excluding Broker Services)RenewalPublished value£120,000
Insurance and related services associated with Motor Fleet for Bromsgrove District Housing Trust. Bidders will be expected to provide cover of items such as but not limited to Motor Legal Expenses, Uninsured Loss Recovery, and OBU Extension.
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Quality of insurance cover: 25%
- Claims management service: 15%
- Risk management and added value services: 10%
- Cost Premium: 40%
- Financial strength and capacity: 5%
- Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Cost Premium
- Quality of insurance cover
- Claims management service
- Risk management and added value services
- Financial strength and capacity
- Social value
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 50 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 2 Sept 2026, 18:50 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 18:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083246- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f0c5Find a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement is being conducted by Bromsgrove District Housing Trust Limited ("BDHT") using the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with Section 20 of the Procurement Act 2023.
BDHT has designed a procurement process that is proportionate to the nature and complexity of its insurance requirements and is intended to identify the Most Advantageous Tender whilst ensuring transparency, equal treatment and value for money.
The anticipated stages of the procurement are:
- Publication of the Tender Notice and associated procurement documents.
- Assessment of Conditions of Participation and any applicable exclusion grounds.
- Submission and evaluation of initial tenders.
- Clarification of tender submissions where required.
- Negotiation and/or dialogue with one or more bidders at BDHT's discretion.
- Invitation to submit final tenders.
- Evaluation of final tenders and contract award.
BDHT reserves the right to amend, combine, remove or introduce stages within the procedure where this is considered appropriate and compliant with the Procurement Act 2023 and the principles of equal treatment and transparency.
Negotiations may be undertaken in relation to any aspect of a tender submission, including but not limited to insurance coverage, policy terms and conditions, limits of indemnity, deductibles/excesses, pricing, rating methodology, claims handling arrangements, risk management services, service delivery proposals, implementation arrangements and social value commitments.
BDHT reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of initial tenders without entering into negotiations should it determine that this represents the most advantageous outcome.
Further details of the procurement process are set out within the Invitation to Tender and associated procurement documents.
The procurement documents will be available via the Gallagher Delta eTendering Portal. Bromsgrove District Housing Trust Limited reserves the right to conduct clarification meetings, tender presentations and negotiations as part of the Competitive Flexible Procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/buyers/select/… ↗
Bromsgrove District Housing Trust Limited (BDHT) will utilise the Gallagher Delta eTendering Portal for the administration of this procurement. Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited is acting as the BDHT's appointed insurance broker and will provide administration and evaluation support; however, all procurement decisions remain the sole responsibility of Bromsgrove District Housing Trust (BDHT).
Timeline
2 Sept 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published53 days ago2 Sept 2026, 18:50 BST
- Clarification questions by16 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline9 days ago16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 37 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 67 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Sept 2026, 18:50 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender