Notice Information
Notice Title
Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
Notice Description
Provision of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for staff which forms part of our employee benefits obligations to Orbit colleagues who opt in for the benefit.
Procurement Information
This contract was awarded on the grounds of urgency due to the need to maintain continuity of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for Orbit colleagues enrolled for PMI as part of their employee benefits, as per Transparency Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05eb5c. This insurance forms a commitment of Orbit's to its enrolled colleagues. The existing PMI policy is due to expire imminently, and any lapse in cover could result in a risk to our colleagues welfare. Orbit engaged the Employee Benefits Collective (EBC) LLP to complete a market exercise specifically for Orbit's Private Medical Cover. EBC engaged a number of insurance providers to invite pricing to provide cover. The responses from those who responded was benchmarked to provide Orbit with a understanding of whether its renewal terms for its existing cover represented value for money. A direct award was necessary to ensure uninterrupted provision of the expiring insurance cover. Orbit will re-procure a new contract for the future provision of this insurance cover in 2026, with the new contract to commence when this 1 year contract expires. PLEASE NOTE - only 1 contract has been awarded. Notice template enforced a 2nd contract to be added to allow notice to published. So contract details published twice but only one contract awarded.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05eb5c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016691-2026
- 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
66512200 - Health insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £780,935 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £780,935 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Feb 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Nov 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 11 Dec 2025 - 10 Dec 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ORBIT GROUP LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COVENTRY
- Postcode
- CV3 2SU
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG33 Coventry
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Coventry
- Electoral Ward
- Wyken
- Westminster Constituency
- Coventry East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016691-2026
24th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078233-2025
28th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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