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Fine Art Heritage Assets Insurance 2026/2027

Bristol City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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23 Jul 2026 at 17:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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20 Jul 2026 at 19:08

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured insurance services for its fine art heritage assets for the 2026/2027 period. The requirement is classified as financial and insurance services and relates to the council’s fine art and heritage asset portfolio. The buying organisation is Bristol City Council, a sub-central public authority based in Bristol. The work is associated with Bristol and concerns arranging insurance protection rather than supplying physical goods or carrying out construction. The procurement covers one completed lot. Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd was selected as the supplier, with the contracting process recorded against the council’s requirement for fine art heritage asset insurance.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award justified by single-supplier technical reasons. Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd received an active award on 20 July 2026. The contract was signed on 20 July 2026 and has a gross value of £268,750 (£215,000 excluding VAT). The first contract period runs from 20 July 2026 to 21 July 2026. A second active award to Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited was also recorded, with a contract period from 20 July 2026 to 21 August 2026 and a gross value of £268,750 (£215,000 excluding VAT). The process was above the relevant threshold and used one completed lot.

This procurement indicates demand from Bristol City Council for specialist insurance services covering fine art and heritage assets. A future competitor would need to be an established insurance broker or provider able to structure and administer cover for valuable public-sector cultural collections, understand the associated technical and placement requirements, and operate through a direct-award route where a single supplier’s technical position is accepted. The selected supplier was a large organisation, so competing businesses should be able to demonstrate comparable capacity, financial resilience and experience handling complex insurance risks for a public authority. Relevant evidence would include successful management of fine art or heritage portfolios and the ability to provide clear policy, claims and client-service arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fine Art Heritage Assets Insurance 2026/2027

Notice Description

This notice is invalid and is only being posted to create an OCID and comply with the deadline date for publishing the Payments Notice.

Procurement Information

This notice is invalid and is only being posted to create an OCID and comply with the deadline date for publishing the Payments Notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf4c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069964-2026
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

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£215,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£215,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bristol City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 5TR
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Hotwells and Harbourside
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd

Further Information

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