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003797 - Purchase of Cyber attack insurance and resilience response

Durham County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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25 Aug 2026 at 10:44

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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13 Aug 2026 at 09:47

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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13 Aug 2026 at 09:42

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council procured cyber-attack insurance and resilience response services. The requirement covers insurance for public liability indemnity and the response and resilience support needed following a cyber attack. It is a financial and insurance service, classified under CPV 66000000. The council is the buying organisation and the requirement relates to its public-sector operations in Durham. The service is intended for an organisation seeking combined cyber incident protection rather than a standalone technology implementation or general insurance arrangement. The procurement was handled for Durham County Council, with Marsh Limited acting as the contracted insurance broker and subsequently named as the supplier. The arrangement uses a tiered insurance approach involving Beazley Insurance DAC and Areco Ltd, as recommended by Marsh.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 12 August 2026, with the contract signed on 25 August 2026. Marsh Limited was awarded the single lot. The contract runs from 25 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £268,800 excluding VAT and £322,560 including VAT. The process is recorded as a direct award, although the council states that it was sourced competitively through its contracted broker. Marsh contacted six providers for quotations; four declined because the buyer is in the public sector. The council states that the requirement was outside the original contract and therefore treated as a direct award. A standstill period ended on 24 August 2026, before signature. The award is above the applicable threshold.

This opportunity shows demand from Durham County Council for specialist cyber insurance combined with practical incident response and resilience support. A credible future supplier would need access to suitable insurance capacity, expertise in public liability indemnity, and the ability to coordinate a structured response after a cyber attack. Experience of the public-sector market would be important, given that several contacted providers declined to quote because of the buyer’s sector. Suppliers would also need to work effectively through an established broker and support a tiered risk-transfer model involving more than one insurance or response provider. The selected arrangement indicates that the buyer values an integrated service covering both financial protection and operational resilience, rather than insurance cover alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

003797 - Purchase of Cyber attack insurance and resilience response

Notice Description

Purchase of Cyber attack insurance and resilience response. The insurance cover is for both public liability indemnity cover and also response resilience. Note - This is being recorded as a Direct Award as a mechanism for completing this award, however this has been sourced competitively, using Marsh as our contracted broker. Marsh advised that this market is extremely limited and contacted 6 providers for quotes. 4 providers declined to quote due to us being a public sector industry. A combined tiered approach was recommended by Marsh with Beazley Insurance DAC and Areco Ltd.

Procurement Information

This is being recorded as a Direct Award as a mechanism for completing this notice, however this has been sourced competitively, using Marsh as our contracted broker. This contract is out of scope of the original contract, therefore it can be considered as a Direct Award. Marsh advised that this market is extremely limited and contacted 6 providers for quotes. 4 providers declined to quote due to us being a public sector industry.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e336
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080724-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£268,800 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£268,800 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
25 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Marsh Limited

Further Information

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