Planning

Insurance Services excluding Property Insurance

LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING COUNCIL

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Planning

10 Nov 2025 at 09:15

PlanningUpdate

29 Oct 2025 at 11:41

Planning

29 Oct 2025 at 11:39

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Ealing Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the provision of insurance services excluding property insurance. The intended contract is set to commence in October 2026, with an initial term of four years and the option to renew for an additional two years. This process will be executed under the Open procedure in line with the Procurement Act 2023 Regulations. The estimated overall contract value ranges from approximately £5,000,000 to potentially £13,000,000 if property insurance is included. The Council plans to publish the tender notice by early April 2026, with crucial pre-market engagement concluding by 28th November 2025. The procurement covers several insurance areas such as casualty, motor, engineering, and terrorism, with possible advertisements as separate lots, allowing bidders the flexibility to bid for individual or combinations of lots.

This tender offers considerable opportunities for businesses specialising in complex insurance solutions. Companies providing casualty, motor, engineering inspection, and auxiliary insurance services stand to benefit significantly. The tender's substantial estimated value highlights the potential for growth, especially for firms capable of handling claims across various insurance lines and providing ancillary services. Enterprises that possess expertise in specific areas of general and liability insurance or those looking to expand their footprint in public sector insurance contracts would find this opportunity favourable. The pre-market engagement sessions allow interested businesses to engage directly with the Council, which could enhance their understanding of the Council's requirements and tailor their bids more effectively.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Insurance Services excluding Property Insurance

Notice Description

This Pre Market Engagement regarding Ealing Council procuring for the provision of insurance services excluding property insurance to cover any substantial loss to the Council. Ealing Council are seeking to publish tender notice in early April 2026 to procure its suite of insurance requirements which include; - Casualty Insurances (Employer's Liability, Public Liability, Official's Indemnity, Professional Indemnity and Medical Malpractice) - Fidelity Guarantee - Motor - Engineering inspection and insurance - Personal Accident & Travel, and School Journey Insurance - Terrorism Also required in respect of all are ancillary services including claims handling for all cover lines. The proposed tender may include property insurance and this will be confirmed in due course. It is envisaged that the service provision will be advertised as separate Lots as included within this notice and bidders will be permitted to bid for individual &/or any combination of lots. It is further envisaged that the procurement will be carried out under the Open procedure under Procurement Act 2023 Regulations. The contract period is estimated to run from October 2026 for the initial contract term of 4 years with an option for renewal for a further 2 years. The indicative overall contract value for the proposed overall contract term (excluding property insurance) will be circa PS5,000,000. If property insurance were to be included in this exercise, the indicative overall contract value for the proposed overall contract term would rise to circa PS12,000,000 to PS13,000,000. The council reserves the right to alter lot titles and further detail regarding the lots and the final versions will be set out clearly in the contract notice and the ITT documentation. Any bidders wishing to pre-engage with the contracting authority prior to release of the tender contract notice may do so by contacting Ewan Taylor , Insurance Manager at taylore@ealing.gov.uk and this will be arranged accordingly". The maximum time allotted will be 30 minutes per bidder all bidders who request a session will be accommodated. No further pre market engagement will be carried out after 28th November 2025. Notes from the pre market engagement meeting will be recorded and will be shared with all potential bidders as part of the ITT documentation. At this stage, as an initial indication, it is envisaged that bidders will be able to bid for individual &/or any combination of lots, however it should be noted that further detail relating to the specific breakdown of lots and services will be set out clearly in the tender contract notice, and Invitation To Tender documentation. The overall pre market engagement and ITT process will be published via Ealing Council e procurement portal Atamis. If you are not already registered with Atamis, registration is free. Please register ahead of publishing date on Registering with a Supplier Portal - https://suppliersupport.atamis.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/4613254620319-Registering-with-a-Supplier-Portal Ealing Council will be unable to help with technical questions regarding the system. If you have any technical difficulties using the portal, please contact the Atamis Support Desk via support@atamis.co.uk or call 029 2279 0052. Click here to access the Atamis Support Portal User Guide Landing Page: https://ealinglbc-atamis.my.site.com/s/Welcome Guidance: https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf

Planning Information

This Pre Market Engagement regarding Ealing Council procuring for the provision of insurance services excluding property insurance to cover any substantial loss to the Council. Ealing Council are seeking to publish tender notice in early April 2026 to procure its suite of insurance requirements which include; - Casualty Insurances (Employer’s Liability, Public Liability, Official’s Indemnity, Professional Indemnity and Medical Malpractice) - Fidelity Guarantee - Motor - Engineering inspection and insurance - Personal Accident & Travel, and School Journey Insurance - Terrorism Also required in respect of all are ancillary services including claims handling for all cover lines. The proposed tender may include property insurance and this will be confirmed in due course. It is envisaged that the service provision will be advertised as separate Lots as included within this notice and bidders will be permitted to bid for individual &/or any combination of lots. It is further envisaged that the procurement will be carried out under the Open procedure under Procurement Act 2023 Regulations. The contract period is estimated to run from October 2026 for the initial contract term of 4 years with an option for renewal for a further 2 years. The indicative overall contract value for the proposed overall contract term (excluding property insurance) will be circa £5,000,000. If property insurance were to be included in this exercise, the indicative overall contract value for the proposed overall contract term would rise to circa £12,000,000 to £13,000,000. The council reserves the right to alter lot titles and further detail regarding the lots and the final versions will be set out clearly in the contract notice and the ITT documentation. Any bidders wishing to pre-engage with the contracting authority prior to release of the tender contract notice may do so by contacting Ewan Taylor , Insurance Manager at taylore@ealing.gov.uk and this will be arranged accordingly”. The maximum time allotted will be 30 minutes per bidder all bidders who request a session will be accommodated. No further pre market engagement will be carried out after 28th November 2025. Notes from the pre market engagement meeting will be recorded and will be shared with all potential bidders as part of the ITT documentation. At this stage, as an initial indication, it is envisaged that bidders will be able to bid for individual &/or any combination of lots, however it should be noted that further detail relating to the specific breakdown of lots and services will be set out clearly in the tender contract notice, and Invitation To Tender documentation. The overall pre market engagement and ITT process will be published via Ealing Council e procurement portal Atamis. If you are not already registered with Atamis, registration is free. Please register ahead of publishing date on Registering with a Supplier Portal – https://suppliersupport.atamis.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/4613254620319-Registering-with-a-Supplier-Portal Ealing Council will be unable to help with technical questions regarding the system. If you have any technical difficulties using the portal, please contact the Atamis Support Desk via support@atamis.co.uk or call 029 2279 0052. Click here to access the Atamis Support Portal User Guide Landing Page: https://ealinglbc-atamis.my.site.com/s/Welcome Guidance: https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d60c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072252-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

66512000 - Accident and health insurance services

66513200 - Contractor's all-risk insurance services

66514110 - Motor vehicle insurance services

66515100 - Fire insurance services

66515200 - Property insurance services

66515410 - Financial loss insurance services

66516000 - Liability insurance services

66516100 - Motor vehicle liability insurance services

66516400 - General liability insurance services

66516500 - Professional liability insurance services

66519000 - Engineering, auxiliary, average, loss, actuarial and salvage insurance services

66519200 - Engineering insurance services

71300000 - Engineering services

71631100 - Machinery-inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£13,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Nov 20256 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Apr 20265 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING COUNCIL
Contact Name
Ewan Taylor
Contact Email
insurance@ealing.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2088255000

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W5 2HL
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI73 Ealing
Delivery Location
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West

Local Authority
Ealing
Electoral Ward
Ealing Broadway
Westminster Constituency
Ealing Central and Acton

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