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CS-People: Group Medical Insurance & Accidental Insurance for Country Based Staff (and their dependents) of British High Commission in India

FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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Planning

09 Jun 2026 at 11:41

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), located in London, UK, is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for providing insurance services under the title "CS-People: Group Medical Insurance & Accidental Insurance for Country Based Staff (and their dependents) of British High Commission in India." The procurement process is classified under the services category and focuses on medical and accidental insurance services. The planned engagement includes an early market engagement session scheduled for 2nd July 2026, with interested suppliers invited to register their participation by 29th June 2026. The procurement aims to commence services on 1st April 2027, starting with a broker for three years and an insurance provider for one year initially, with potential extensions for subsequent years.

This upcoming tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for brokers and insurance agencies specializing in medical and health insurance services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organizations may find this opportunity particularly suited to their capabilities, given the suitable criteria outlined. Participants will gain insights into requirements, evaluation processes, and procurement methods during the virtual engagement event, facilitating better alignment with the FCDO's needs and enabling competitive tender submissions. Businesses operating within the Indian market and possessing relevant expertise are well-placed to leverage this opportunity for collaboration with the British High Commission to deliver comprehensive insurance solutions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CS-People: Group Medical Insurance & Accidental Insurance for Country Based Staff (and their dependents) of British High Commission in India

Notice Description

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) represented by the British High Commission in New Delhi (India) intends to competitively identify (using PA 2023 - Open Procedure) competent Insurance Broker and an Insurance Agency for providing following two General Insurance Products: Product 1: Group Medical Insurance (to cover OPD & IPD) for Staff and their Dependents. Product 2: Group Accidental Insurance cover for Staff. Our preference will be to identify and Insurance Agency via a Broker. The Broker will be engaged for a period of 3 years and the Insurance provider for 1 year initially, with the policy period commencing on 1st April 2027. Towards the end of first year, the Broker will help British High Commission in selecting the insurance provider for the following 2 years (1 year at a time). Suitable and interesed Brokers and Insurance providers are invited to participate in a virtual Market Engagement Event. During this event we will present our requirements in detail, inform the suppliers market about our procurement process and seek views to better define our requirement in order to achieve Best possible insurance cover for our staff and Better Value for Money for the FCDO.

Planning Information

Early Market engagement is being planned on 2nd of July 2026 from 12 PM to 01 PM IST Suitable and interested suppliers are invited to participate in the virtual market engagement session. The prime objective of organising this session is to share our tentative requirements and gain understanding of what can be provided or achieved by the players in the local market and incorporate any suggestions in our requirement. FCDO team will share the insights of the required policy's features along with the tendering process, evaluation process and tender pack. Interested suppliers should register their interest in participating this event by filling this form: https://forms.office.com/e/BBWgeQa6dQ A joining link to this virtual market engagement will be shared with suppliers who have completed this form, please ensure your details are shared with us by date 29th ofJune 2026 .

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0d3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054258-2026
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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66512000 - Accident and health insurance services

66512200 - Health insurance services

66512220 - Medical insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jun 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Aug 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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
FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
Post Town
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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