Planning

Provision of all classes of general insurance (Non-Life) Cover

TOGETHER HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

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Planning

08 Jun 2026 at 12:37

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Together Housing Association Limited, a public undertaking and charitable housing association based in Halifax, UK, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the provision of all classes of general insurance (non-life) cover. The tender aims to identify capable and experienced suppliers of insurance services for their extensive social housing stock managed across the North of England. Key dates include a deadline for suppliers to express interest and submit a market engagement questionnaire by 22nd June 2026. Follow-up discussions may occur from 23rd June to further refine the tender approach. The procurement will eventually lead to contracts starting on 1st April 2027 and concluding by 31st March 2032, covering regions including UKD and UKE.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for insurance providers and brokers, particularly those experienced in large-scale housing or public sector contracts. With Together Housing managing over 38,000 properties and affecting the lives of more than 80,000 individuals, there is a significant market capacity and demand for reliable insurance services. Companies with expertise in delivering diverse insurance coverage can potentially expand their business scope and establish a long-term partnership with a prominent social housing entity. The endeavour to understand market capacity and appetite through this engagement demonstrates Together Housing's commitment to a comprehensive procurement strategy, beneficial to well-equipped industry players.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of all classes of general insurance (Non-Life) Cover

Notice Description

This market engagement and subsequent procurement exercise seeks to identify capable and experienced suppliers of insurance cover for social housing. Together Housing Group (THG) is a charitable housing association registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefits Societies Act 2014 and is the parent company to a number of subsidiaries. The main subsidiary being Together Housing Association Ltd (THA), which is where the social housing stock is owned and managed. THA manages over 38,000 properties, providing a comprehensive range of support services which affect over 80,000 people's lives over a huge geographical area in the North of England. In order to help determine how best to tender our requirement for General (non-life) Insurance arrangements ahead of 1st April 2027, Together Housing Group is seeking expressions of interest from interested insurance providers and insurance brokers The purpose of this exercise is to outline our requirements, to help us assess market capacity and appetite for our business and any specific requirements that potential Bidders might have and which we might need to factor into the Tender process or the specification in due course. Our intention is to invite one or more respondents to the questionnaire in via Teams for further discussion to help our tender approach.

Planning Information

Interested suppliers should email thgprocurementeoi@togetherhousing.co.uk in order to receive a copy of our market engagement questionnaire Our intention is to invite one or more respondents to the questionnaire in via Teams for further discussion to help our tender approach. We will schedule any follow up face to face Microsoft Teams Meetings once we have received and assessed questionnaire responses to be held from the 23rd June onwards to suit diaries at both ends. Completed questionnaires should be returned by email to thgprocurementeoi@togetherhousing.co.uk no later than 22nd June 2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06afbf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053786-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jun 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Jul 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TOGETHER HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HALIFAX
Postcode
HX1 2EB
Post Town
Halifax
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Calderdale
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Halifax

Further Information

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