Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 8 Dec 2025, 16:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tenants Contents Insurance Including Broker Services

Official notice

Authority: Basildon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£600,000≈ £300k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026awarded 17 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to Thistle Insurance Services Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 6 Apr 2028 · up to 6 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 6 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contracting authority is Basildon Borough Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council’s functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR).Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.”

Basildon Borough Council has provided for many years for the benefit of its tenants a successful Home Contents Insurance Scheme. This is a service that aims to provide them with a quality product that is competitively priced against what is available in the market both in terms of premium levels and the level of cover, including exclusions and excesses. It is important the scheme reflects the intended market and overall requirement to assist the Council in reducing financial exclusion. Currently there are approximately 1,363 existing policyholders from a total housing stock of approximately 10,672.

CPV: Insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 6 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 6 Apr 2030 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: An option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years made up of multiple or single extensions up to a maximum of two years.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per PSQ

  • Technical & professional ability

    As Per Tender documents

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2: 40%
  • Criterion 1: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per PSQ

  • Technical & professional ability

    As Per Tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Dec 2025, 16:25 GMT
Last source update
17 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Feb 2026
Authority reference
N/A
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080773
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Insurance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f11e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/28F6XZFZY4 ↗

Timeline

8 Dec 2025 → 6 Apr 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published323 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 16:25 GMT
  2. Submission deadline277 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by252 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent225 days ago
    17 Mar 2026
  5. Latest notice published224 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
  6. Standstill ends214 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts205 days ago
    6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Dec 2025, 16:25 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Thistle Insurance Services Limited6 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2028 · up to 6 Apr 2030Extensions: An option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years made up of multiple or single extensions up to a maximum of two years.£600,00017 Mar 2026standstill to 27 Mar 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Basildon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVJC-8287-HXYT The Basildon Centre, St Martins Square, Basildon, East of England, SS14 1DLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Thistle Insurance Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00338645 Rossingtons Business Park, West Carr Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, DN227SWContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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