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Transport Insurances

West Midlands Combined Authority

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25 Aug 2026 at 17:57

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Midlands Combined Authority commissioned transport insurance services for its public-sector transport activities. The requirement covers the provision of insurance services, including the full suite of technical services needed by the authority. The work is associated with the West Midlands and is being bought by the West Midlands Combined Authority, a sub-central public authority based in Birmingham. The procurement is classified as insurance services. This is a specialist financial and risk-management requirement rather than a general transport operation, construction or goods supply contract. Suppliers with expertise in designing, arranging and servicing transport insurance programmes for public authorities or comparable transport organisations would find the subject matter most relevant. The requirement was treated as a utilities procurement.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award rather than a competitive tender. DUAL Corporate Risks Limited was selected as the supplier for the transport insurance services. The award value is £740,250 excluding VAT and £888,300 including VAT. The contract period runs from 25 August 2026 to 20 August 2033. The procurement is complete, although the recorded award status is pending and a contract-signature milestone was scheduled for 25 August 2026. The authority justified the direct award by citing exceptional and unavoidable time constraints, insufficient time for a competitive exercise and mobilisation, and the assessment that only one supplier could provide the full technical service suite within the required timeframe. The award was above the relevant threshold and covered one requirement.

This award indicates sustained demand from the West Midlands Combined Authority for a long-term, comprehensive transport insurance service. A future competitor would need to provide the complete technical service suite within the authority’s required timescales, rather than only an individual insurance product or narrowly defined support service. Credibility would depend on specialist transport insurance capability, the capacity to manage a public-authority account and the operational resources to mobilise and maintain coverage over a multi-year period. The direct-award rationale also shows that the authority valued a single supplier able to deliver the whole requirement under pressing circumstances. Businesses considering this market should therefore be able to demonstrate breadth of cover, integrated service delivery, reliable mobilisation and experience handling complex transport-related insurance risks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transport Insurances

Notice Description

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) requires the provision of Insurance services.

Procurement Information

Due to the exceptional and unavoidable time constraints, there is insufficient time to conduct a competitive tender exercise and subsequently mobilise required Insurance services. Due to the time constraints only one (1) supplier is able to provide the full suite of technical services needed in the timeframe required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081038-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency 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

66510000 - Insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£740,250 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
25 Aug 2026 - 20 Aug 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Midlands Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B19 3SD
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DUAL Corporate Risks Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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