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Property Insurance Services

LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Aug 2026 at 15:47

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

21 Apr 2026 at 17:12

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool Hope University procured property insurance services as part of a collaborative arrangement with other UK universities. The collaboration was intended to secure economies of scale, while each participating institution contracts separately with the successful supplier. The requirement is a financial and insurance service covering university property and related property-insurance needs. Liverpool Hope University is the buyer, with procurement managed by Aon UK Limited acting as broker. The work is associated with Liverpool Hope University in Liverpool and is delivered in the United Kingdom. This opportunity is relevant to insurers, insurance groups and specialist brokers able to design and place property insurance for higher-education estates, understand institutional risk, and support a multi-university procurement while maintaining separate contractual arrangements for each institution.

The procurement is complete and was run as an above-threshold open procedure. The tender deadline was 29 May 2026 at 11:59, enquiries closed on 20 May 2026 at 11:59, and the award decision was due by 15 July 2026. One lot was evaluated on price at 50%, quality at 45% and social value at 5%. Six bids reached the final stage, including no bids from SMEs or VCSEs. Zurich Insurance Company Ltd was awarded the contract on 17 July 2026 for £352,000 gross. The awarded contract period is 22 August 2026 to 21 August 2030. The original estimated lot value was £240,000 gross, with a planned contract period from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028 and a possible extension to 31 July 2030, subject to exceptional service.

This award demonstrates demand from a higher-education buyer for substantial property insurance delivered through a collaborative university procurement. A credible future competitor would need underwriting and servicing capability for university property portfolios, the financial strength and operational capacity to support a multi-institution arrangement, and the ability to contract separately with each participating university. The evaluation shows that commercial competitiveness alone is insufficient: price mattered, but quality carried nearly as much weight and social value was also assessed. Insurers and specialist intermediaries should therefore be able to evidence robust claims handling, risk assessment, service performance, stakeholder management and meaningful social-value delivery. Experience of public-sector or higher-education insurance, and the ability to work effectively with a procurement broker, would strengthen a future response.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Property Insurance Services

Notice Description

Liverpool Hope University tendered alongside a group of other UK universities as part of a property insurance procurement. The collaboration allows economies of scale to be obtained, though each institution will contract separately with the winning bidder.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Any further extensions will be dependent on exceptional service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0687e4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076919-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£352,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
29 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
22 Aug 2026 - 21 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L16 9JD
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD72 Liverpool
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Childwall
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Wavertree

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD

Further Information

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