Award

Waste Site Insurance

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

05 Sep 2025 at 10:03

Tender

09 Apr 2025 at 14:09

Planning

08 Apr 2025 at 13:53

Summary of the contracting process

South Gloucestershire Council has successfully completed the procurement process for insurance services surrounding their newly in-house Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) and Transfer Stations as of 2nd August 2025. The council, identified by its location in Bristol, UKK12 region, has taken full ownership of these facilities to store, process, and dispose of household and some commercial waste. The contract, titled "Waste Site Insurance," was awarded through an open procurement procedure with the assistance of Gallagher Insurance Broker, ultimately appointing Corniche Underwriting Ltd as the supplier. The contract period began on the 2nd of August 2025 and will run for one year until the 1st of August 2026. This initiative falls under the services industry category, specifically focused on insurance services (CPV code 66510000).

For businesses seeking growth opportunities, this tender presents a lucrative entry point into the public procurement market, especially for those offering insurance services. Given the insurance-related nature of this contract, companies that specialise in property, liability, and risk assessment within waste management sectors could find ample opportunities to expand their footprint. SMEs with experience in handling sub-central government contracts, like Corniche Underwriting Ltd, would particularly benefit from similar future opportunities by demonstrating expertise in aligning their offerings with government risk requirements. This contracting decision highlights the potential for insurance providers that can effectively manage and mitigate risks associated with waste management facilities, aligning with local authority service delivery needs.

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Notice Title

Waste Site Insurance

Notice Description

On 2nd August 2025 South Gloucestershire Council bought in house 4 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) and 2 Transfer Stations, for the storage , processing and onwards disposing of both household waste and some commercial waste. South Gloucestershire Council sought a provider for Insurance through an open tender procurement process, for which there were no bids received. Following the unsuccessful tender process the Council instructed Gallagher Insurance Broker to seek proposals from insurance providers for General Property cover relating to all waste sites. South Gloucestershire Council have awarded the contract through the Insurance Broker Gallagher to Corniche Underwriting Ltd, trading as Recyclesure.

Lot Information

Property and associated covers

This Section incorporates the following classes of business: Property - General Property comprising Buildings and Contents and Plant - Business Interruption - Works in Progress - All Risks

Renewal: The contract will be for for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further period of two years.

Casualty

This Lot incorporates the following classes of business: Employers Liability Public and Products Liability

Renewal: The contract will be for for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further period of two years.

Package Lot comprising both of Lots 1 and 2

This Lot incorporates your submissions in respect of the following Lots: Lot 1 - General Property Lot 2 - Casualty Lot 3 is included to reflect where suppliers may be able to provide both General Property and Casualty Services, with the potential for economies of scale, therefore a specific value has not been allocated.

Renewal: The contract will be for for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further period of two years.

Planning Information

This Notice is to inform the market that preliminary market engagement has taken place in relation to South Gloucestershire Council's requirement for Waste Sites Insurance and Waste Plant Insurance. The Contracting Authority has used the services of an Insurance Broker, Gallagher, who has specialist resource in both the Public and Waste / Recycling sectors. Gallagher sought to develop the authority’s requirements and approach to the procurement, and identify potential suppliers that may be able to supply the services required, as the waste insurance contract is not currently aligned to the authorities main insurance provision. As part of the preliminary market engagement Gallagher commissioned surveys of the two main waste sites and used those documents to position the overall tender and seek engagement. It is critical in any engagement that the potential suppliers anticipate the full breadth of the risks before tendering and the surveys were provided for suppliers to review. Suppliers who took part in the preliminary market engagement had a discussion with the Gallagher Broking Manager around known underwriting appetite and experience of underwriting similar risks, with some suppliers providing proposal forms which were used to inform the technical specification that will form part of the tender documentation. Site surveys and further information will be included in the tender documentation.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fef4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054194-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66510000 - Insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£304,885 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 May 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
9 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
1 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2025 - 1 Aug 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active, Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Sarah Cunningham
Contact Email
sarah.cunningham@southglos.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS37 5AF
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Frampton Cotterell
Westminster Constituency
Thornbury and Yate

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CORNICHE UNDERWRITING

Further Information

Notice Documents

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