Notice Information
Notice Title
Schools Insurance 2026/27
Notice Description
Insurance cover for all maintained schools via an insurance package based on a per pupil premium calculation
Procurement Information
A direct award to Zurich is permissible under Part 3, Chapter 3 in conjunction with Schedule 5 paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023 regulations as they are the only insurance provider who offers the per pupil model the Council requires.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067ca0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035471-2026
- 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
66510000 - Insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £498,500 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £498,500 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Apr 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 21 Apr 2026 - 21 Apr 2027 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
- SHEFFIELD 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
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 2HH
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035471-2026
20th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031304-2026
7th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031290-2026
7th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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