Notice Information
Notice Title
Group Medical Insurance for Country Based Staff (& their Dependants) of the British High Commission in Islamabad and British Deputy High Commission in Karachi, Pakistan
Notice Description
The British High Commission in Islamabad and British Deputy High Commission in Karachi (Pakistan) intends to implement a Group Medical Insurance scheme covering its country based staff members, their spouses and all children. The insurance policy shall provide cover for 1730 lives in BHC Islamabad and 323 lives in BDHC Karachi. The Contract will be initially for the duration of One (01) year, with an option to extend additional Two (02) extensions of 12 months each, based on satisfactory performance provided by the seleced Insurance Agency and conitued business requirement at the BHC Islamabad and BDHC Karachi. The contract/Insurance policy is to start on 1st December 2025 and shall expire on 30 November 2026 (the initial phase). For coverage details please refer documentation in the tender pack.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract shall be valid initially for a period of 1 year starting from 1st December 2025, with a provision for an extension of 2 more years, subject to satisfactory performance by the selected service provider and continued business requirement at the FCDO.
Planning Information
An Early Market engagement is being planned on 17th June 2025. Suitable and interested suppliers are invited to participate in the virtual market engagement session. The prime objective of organising this session is to share our tentative requirements and gain understanding of what can be provided or achieved by the players in the Local Market. A presentation will be shared with suppliers which will include FCDO’s procurement procedures, possible bid evaluation criteria and overall project timelines Interested suppliers should register their interest in participating this event by filling this form https://forms.office.com/e/AsmC3CHva1 A joining link to this virtual market engagement will be shared with suppliers who have completed this form, please ensure your details are shared with us (via the form) by 9th June 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0526da
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000913-2026
- 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
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66512220 - Medical insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £354,347 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £354,347 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 25 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2028-06-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Sachin Khedekar
- Contact Email
- southasia.procurement@fcdo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +91 07042700834
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AH
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000913-2026
7th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076679-2025
25th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045465-2025
4th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027677-2025
27th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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