Notice Information
Notice Title
Group Life Assurance Policy
Notice Description
SLC require to engage an insurer to provide the supporting group life insurance policy.
Lot Information
Lot 1
SLC contractually provides all employees with a life assurance benefit through a Death in Service Benefit Scheme providing a salary linked amount of benefit to beneficiaries. The amount paid is determined by the SLC Trust which has been established to oversee the Scheme. SLC require to engage an insurer to provide the supporting group life insurance policy.
Procurement Information
Procured via Crown Commercial Services Insurance Services 3 Dynamic Purchasing System (RM6138) - no requirement for call for competition. Only 1 provider returned in search for Direct to Customer insurance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060549
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002930-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66511000 - Life insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £676,638 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
- Contact Name
- Susan Butcher
- Contact Email
- susan_butcher@slc.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DARLINGTON
- Postcode
- DL1 1RW
- Post Town
- Darlington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC33 Darlington
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Darlington
- Electoral Ward
- Red Hall & Lingfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Darlington
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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