Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Insurance Cover for Vale of White Horse District Council (Excluding Broker Services)
Authority: Vale of White Horse District Council (Local council)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSouth Oxfordshire District Council entered into a contract with Zurich Insurance plc dated 17 December 2021 for the provision of insurance cover ,excluding broker services ("the Contract"). The procurement was advertised on Find a Tender service on 27 May 2021.
The initial term of the Contract expired on 30 September 2024 but contained an option to extend by 2 years. The Council extended the Contract in accordance with its terms up to the maximum length, with a new expiry date of 30 September 2026.
This VEAT notice relates to a proposed extension of the Contract to 31 March 2027 to allow time for the Council to undertake a re-procurement as although a procurement exercise was commenced prior to the expiry of the Contract, it has been discontinued.
Original Contract Award Notice 2021/S 000-023657
CPV: Accident insurance services · Contractor's all-risk insurance services · Damage or loss insurance services · Engineering insurance services · Financial and insurance services · General liability insurance services · Legal insurance and all-risk insurance services · Motor vehicle liability insurance services · Pecuniary loss insurance services · Professional liability insurance services · Property insurance services
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Material Damage
The Council require Material Damage cover incorporating General
Properties, Business Interruption - Additional Expenditure, All Risks, Money, Computers and Contract Works
Lot #2Commercial/Industrial Properties
The Council requires cover for Commercial/Industrial properties incorporating Commercial & Industrial Properties, Business Interruption - Loss of Rent
Lot #3Casualty
The contracting authority require cover for Casualty incorporating Employers Liability, Public & Products Liability, Officials Indemnity, Land Charges, Libel and Slander, Professional Indemnity, Hirers Liability
Lot #4Engineering Insurance Services
The contracting authority requires cover for Engineering Services incorporating Engineering Insurance, Engineering Inspection Services, Engineering Business Interruption
Lot #5Fidelity Guarantee
The contracting authority requires cover for Fidelity Guarantee.
Lot #6Personal Accident
The contracting authority requires Personal Accident cover
Lot #7Motor Fleet
The contracting Authority requires motor fleet insurance
Lot #8Package
Vale of White Horse District Council are also inviting a "package" bid from suppliers for a combination of Lot 1 - Property (including Computers, Contract Works, Business
Interruption, Money and All Risks) Lot 3 - Casualty (including Employers Liability, Public and Products Liability, Officials Indemnity, Land Charges, Libel and Slander, Professional
Indemnity and Hirers Liability) and Lot 7 Motor Fleet.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:48 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:48 BST
- Authority reference
DN546591- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098460- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ab4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Council intends to extend the Contract to 31March 2027 to allow time for a re-procurement exercise to be conducted . The procurement exercise which had commenced prior to the expiry of the Contract has been discontinued because some errors and omissions were identified in the invitation to tender documents which made it impossible to demonstrate transparency and equal treatment in the evaluation and moderation of the responses from bidders. In addition, the Government`s announcement to pause Local Government Re-organisation has created uncertainty regarding future insurance requirements
Therefore the Council has made the decision to extend the current Contract until 31st March 2027,re-write the tender pack and go back to the market, which gives the opportunity of seeking a longer contract period.
The Council`s position is that the modification is permitted under Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) (non-substantial modifications) and that none of the conditions set out in Regulation 72(8) apply. The proposed short term extension will therefore provide the Council with a sufficient period of time to run a re-procurement exercise, and to provide continuity of service for the Council while it is conducted
Publisher note: The previous award notice was 2021/S 000-023657 which was issued for both South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council as a combined tender opportunity was advertised via Ted
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| Zurich Municipal | £134,443 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 098460-2026-1 · Zurich Municipal
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2026
- Value
- £134,443
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Zurich MunicipalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.