Notice Information
Notice Title
Insurance Claims Handling Legal Services
Notice Description
Provision of Insurance Claims Handling Legal Services
Planning Information
This will be an online questionnaire which can be obtained from www.open-uk.org Reference Number:OPEN2026499
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066fcf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065144-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jul 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Apr 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 9 Jul 20266 days ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Aug 2026 - 25 Aug 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUNDERLAND
- Postcode
- SR1 3AA
- Post Town
- Sunderland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC44 Sunderland
- Delivery Location
- TLC23 Sunderland
-
- Local Authority
- Sunderland
- Electoral Ward
- Millfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Sunderland Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065144-2026
10th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044738-2026
15th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025548-2026
20th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://open-uk.org
Access to full tender documents https;//open-uk.org Please note there will be a supplier briefing being held via Microsoft Teams at 10:00am Wednesday 3rd June 2026, if you would like to attend please request an invite via email to julie.rogerson@sunderland.gov.uk
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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