Notice Information
Notice Title
Death in Service Insurance for MP's Staff
Notice Description
The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons funds and administers a Death in Service Scheme for Members' staff. All staff employed by MPs permanently or on fixed term contracts longer than 3 months, who are aged between 16 and 75, are automatically covered. The scheme provides a lump sum payment of two times your annual salary if a member of MP's staff were to die whilst still employed.
Procurement Information
Insurance is required to cover any death in service of MP's staff.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d870
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072701-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66500000 - Insurance and pension services
66510000 - Insurance services
66511000 - Life insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £659,217 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £659,217 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Nov 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Oct 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CORPORATE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 0AA
- 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/072701-2025
11th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070585-2025
3rd November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070243-2025
31st October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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