Notice Information
Notice Title
Group Medical Insurance, Group Accidental Insurance and Group Critical Insurance for Country Based Staff (CBS) of British Embassy (BE) And British Council (BC), Kathmandu
Notice Description
The British Embassy in Kathmandu intends to undertake a services from competent Insurance Company to provide Health Insurance cover for Medical Treatment expenses (IPD and OPD), Accidental Insurance and Critical insurance for Country Based Staff (CBS) and their immediate family members. FCDO (represented by the British Embassy) in Nepal intends set up Contract for Group Medical Insurance, Group Accidental Insurance and Group Critical Insurance for Country Based Staff (CBS) of British Embassy (BE) and British Council (BC), Kathmandu with a maximum tenure of Three (3) years. FCDO in Nepal intends to empanel service provider in the following Three Lots (listed below) under an Open Tender. This competition is for the award of contract to one service provider each lot. 1. Lot 1 - Medical Insurance 2. Lot 2 - Accidental Insurance 3. Lot 3 - Critical Insurance The contract shall be valid initially for a period of 1 year starting from 1st November 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.
Lot Information
General Medical Insurance
Group Medical Insurance for Country Based Staff of British Kathmandu (BEK) and British Council, Kathmandu (BC)
Renewal: The contract shall be valid initially for a period of 1 year starting from 1st November 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.
Group Accidental InsuranceGroup Accidental Insurance for Country Based Staff of British Kathmandu (BEK) and British Council, Kathmandu (BC)
Renewal: The contract shall be valid initially for a period of 1 year starting from 1st November 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.
Group Critical InsuranceGroup Critical Insurance for Country Based Staff of British Kathmandu (BEK) and British Council, Kathmandu (BC)
Renewal: The contract shall be valid initially for a period of 1 year starting from 1st November 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055b05
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068962-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66512220 - Medical insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £314,450 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £314,450 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £314,450 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Oct 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Oct 20254 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 7 Nov 2025 - 30 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2028-06-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Sachin Khedekar
- Contact Email
- sachin.khedekar@fcdo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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/068962-2025
28th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038194-2025
8th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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