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Published 26 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST

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School Absence Insurance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF14)
Published estimate£1,155,895≈ £1.2m / year · £1,387,074 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Oct 2025awarded 19 Nov 2025
Awarded to SOVEREIGN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nottingham City Council is looking to establish a provider of staff absence insurance to its schools and academies, in total a maximum of some 102 learning establishments within Nottingham City boundaries.

CPV: Financial and insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£1,155,895
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 (1 yr) · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensionsValue: £1,155,895 exc. VAT · £1,387,074 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: As decided by the authority
66000000 Financial and insurance services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 35%Price: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST
Last source update
15 Dec 2025, 11:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 Nov 2025
Authority reference
CPU 5989
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060157
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance services
Delivery area
UKEast Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a33d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.eastmidstenders.org ↗

Timeline

26 Sept 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published389 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST
  2. Clarification questions by375 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline358 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by336 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent336 days ago
    19 Nov 2025
  6. Standstill ends326 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts324 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  8. Latest notice published309 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 11:28 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 14:58 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Nov 2025, 14:58 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    15 Dec 2025, 11:28 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,155,8951 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SOVEREIGN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITEDSME1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2028Extensions: As decided by the authority£1,155,89519 Nov 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · SOVEREIGN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    1 Dec 2025
    Value
    £1,155,895
    Period
    1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Extension will be at the discretion of the Council.

    No agreed KPIs: KPIs not applicable

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGG-1891-TDCX Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SOVEREIGN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03475198GB-PPON: PPNC-3666-JHHZ Trigg House 11 The Village, South Normanton, East Midlands, DE55 2DSContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender