Official UK procurement notice
Provision of motor insurance services to FRIC and its members
Authority: FIRE & RESCUE INDEMNITY COMPANY LIMITED (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for provision of insurance services relating to statutory insurance and comprehensive cover for the red fleet and light fleet vehicles owned by, leased by or hired by Members of FRIC. The estimated contract value is £1,275,500 excluding insurance premium tax. The services will be supplied by QBE UK Limited.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Nov 2025, 17:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2025, 17:05 GMT
- Authority reference
FRIC/2025-26/Motor- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071413- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05db5dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
The contract is being awarded to a supplier which is not an excluded supplier because a justification applies in accordance with section 41(1)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023.
a. The justification for the direct award of the contract is provided under Schedule 5, paragraph 13 (Urgency).
b. The services procured under this contract, the provision of motor vehicle insurance, are statutory requirements and cannot be delayed or deferred beyond the contract commencement date.
c. Due to the urgent and unforeseeable need to place a contract of insurance the contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.
d. Given the urgency, FRIC sought proposals from across the insurance market through its broker to obtain the most advantageous terms.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published5 Nov 2025, 17:05 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QBE5 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2031Extensions: The contract can be extended by agreement between FRIC and QBE UK Limited. | £1,275,500 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QBE UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender