Notice Information
Notice Title
DFE - CITB NI - Provision of Insurance Services
Notice Description
CITB NI wishes to appoint a provider for Insurance and Brokerage Services for a one year period with two further 12 month optional extension periods. The purpose of this competition will be to service the insurance needs of CITB NI, an Arm's Length Body of the Department for the Economy. The following are the main requirements: (A) Insurance Brokerage and Renewals of the following by 1 April 2026 and in the second year by 1 April 2027: - Property and contents Damage (including business interruption); - Cyber Security - Public and Products Liability including excess public liability; - Professional Indemnity - Management Liability - Business Travel and Personal Accident. - Engineering - Engineering Plant - Motor Fleet Insurance; and - Legal Expenses - Employers Liability (B) Brokerage and Claims Handling Services. Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) was not conducted as there is an established mature market for insurance within Northern Ireland and the UK. CITB NI has previously been successful in tendering on several occasions.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract period is for one year from 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 with two optional 1 year extension periods covering 01 April 2027 to 31 March 2028 and 01 April 2028 to 31 March 2029.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0607dd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003990-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66510000 - Insurance services
66518100 - Insurance brokerage services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £112,500 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £112,500 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jan 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Feb 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2029-01-15
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD NORTHERN IRELAND (CITB NI)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CRUMLIN
- Postcode
- BT29 4SR
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003990-2026
16th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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