Transport Insurances · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

Direct awardUtilities

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£740,250published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to DUAL Corporate Risks Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) requires the provision of Insurance services.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

66510000 Insurance services

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: Utilities
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: 25 Aug 2026, 17:57 BST
Last source update: 4 Sept 2026, 09:17 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-083731
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Urgency
Published justification: Due to the exceptional and unavoidable time constraints, there was insufficient time to conduct a competitive tender exercise and subsequently mobilise required Insurance services. Due to the time constraints only one (1) supplier was able to provide the full suite of technical services needed in the timeframe required.

Review and risk notes

Risks: N/A

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
25 Aug 2026, 17:57 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
27 Aug 2026, 14:05 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
27 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Sept 2026, 09:17 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £740,2501 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DUAL Corporate Risks Limited27 Aug 2026 – 20 Aug 2033	£740,250	21 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Transport Insurances · DUAL Corporate Risks Limited
Signed
27 Aug 2026
Value
£740,250
Period
27 Aug 2026 – 20 Aug 2033
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGMD-1353-PZVX 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 3SDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DUAL Corporate Risks LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04160680 One Creechurch Place, London, London, EC3A 5AFContact 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 Tender4 Sept 2026, 09:17 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 Aug 2026, 14:05 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender25 Aug 2026, 17:57 BST