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Comprehensive Insurance Brokerage Service for British Embassy Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

29 Sep 2026 at 14:26

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

20 Jul 2026 at 11:29

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

02 Jun 2026 at 06:13

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

21 May 2026 at 05:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

23 Apr 2026 at 03:41

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has procured comprehensive insurance brokerage services for the British embassies in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The broker arranges medical insurance for embassy staff and their dependants, life and disability cover for staff, and third-party insurance for events hosted by the embassies. The requirement also includes public liability cover for third-party property damage or bodily injury arising from embassy business activities at specified premises. This is insurance brokerage work delivered in the United Arab Emirates, rather than a contract to provide insurance brokerage to a wider set of public bodies.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Lockton Insurance Brokers LLC. The award was made on 29 September 2026, for £2,457,816.18. The contract period runs from 9 October 2026 to 8 October 2027, with annual extensions possible for up to two further years, subject to performance. The competition used an open procedure and received five bids. Evaluation weighted technical quality at 70% and commercial price at 30%. Bids were submitted through the FCDO’s Jaggaer e-procurement portal; the bid deadline was 17 August 2026 and the deadline for questions was 31 July 2026.

This award shows demand for a broker able to manage a coordinated insurance programme for UK diplomatic premises in the UAE. A credible competitor would need to arrange medical cover for employees and dependants, staff life and disability insurance, event third-party cover, and public liability protection tied to specified embassy premises and activities. The requirement spans both Abu Dhabi and Dubai, so suppliers need the capacity to support clients across both locations and to handle several types of cover within one brokerage service. The evaluation placed greater emphasis on the technical proposal than on price, making demonstrated capability to design and administer the full package important alongside competitive commercial terms. Five suppliers reached the final stage of the competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Comprehensive Insurance Brokerage Service for British Embassy Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Notice Description

This requirement is a re-procurement of Comprehensive Insurance Brokerage Services for the British Embassy Dubai and the British Embassy Abu Dhabi. The scope includes the provision of Medical Insurance for staff and dependents, Life and Disability Insurance for staff, Third Party Insurance for Embassy-hosted events, and Public Liability Insurance covering third-party property damage or bodily injury arising from the Embassy's business activities at specified premises. The contract will be for a period of one (1) year with an estimated start date of 09 October 2026, with two (2) one-year options to extend subject to satisfatory performance.

Planning Information

Dear Service Provider, The British Embassy in UAE is initiating an Early Market Engagement (EME) for its upcoming tender for Comprehensive Insurance Brokerage Services. In light of this, we would like to extend a cordial invitation to your organisation to join our virtual session and be part of this important conversation. Our agenda includes: A. Discuss the service requirements B. Procurement process, including criteria and evaluation C. Timelines D. Question and Answer / Clarifications Please see details below for the schedule: Date: 17 June 2026 Time: 11:00h Dubai time Location: via MS Teams If your company is interested in participating, simply reply to this email, MNLProcurement@fcdo.gov.uk, no later than 10 June 2026. Once we receive your expression of interest, a calendar invitation with full details will be sent to you. You may submit any questions together with your expression of interest so they can be consolidated and addressed during the call. To ensure supplier anonymity and maintain fairness and transparency, audio and video will be disabled during the session. Each participant will be assigned a unique username, which must be used to join the call; entry will not be granted without the assigned username. The standard chat function will be disabled. Only the Q&A feature will be available for submitting any additional questions or clarifications during the session. Should you have any questions or clarifications, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. This EME is strictly for market engagement purposes and does not represent a tender or any part of the evaluation process. The insights gathered during this session will be used to assess market capacity and inform the Embassy’s procurement strategy moving forward. Thank you for considering this invitation. We look forward to your participation and to fostering a collaborative dialogue with you.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068915
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091930-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, 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

66510000 - Insurance services

66518000 - Insurance brokerage and agency services

66518100 - Insurance brokerage services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,457,816 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,457,816 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,457,816 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
17 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
26 Jun 2026Expired
Award Date
29 Sep 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
9 Oct 2026 - 8 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
2029-02-06

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Lockton Insurance Brokers LLC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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