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Private Medical Insurance Renewal 26/27

National Highways Limited

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26 Aug 2026 at 14:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited procured a renewal of its existing private medical insurance arrangement. The requirement is for health insurance and medical insurance services for National Highways, rather than the supply of equipment, construction work or general consultancy. It covers activity across the United Kingdom, with delivery locations spanning England’s regions and the wider UK. The buying organisation is a central government public authority responsible for national highways. This opportunity is therefore relevant to insurers, health-benefit providers and organisations able to administer private medical insurance nationally. Firms offering unrelated employee benefits, general healthcare services without an insurance capability, or services limited to a local area are less closely aligned with the requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. It covered one lot. The contract was awarded to Bupa Insurance Limted and signed on 1 July 2026. The contract runs from 26 August 2026 to 30 June 2027. Its value is £120,393 excluding VAT and £144,471.60 including VAT. The award concerns the renewal of National Highways’ existing private medical insurance, with the contract recorded as active. The published outcome provides no competitive evaluation basis: the route was a below-threshold direct award without competition. This is a completed procurement rather than an invitation for suppliers to submit bids.

This procurement is a useful market signal for insurers and specialist medical-benefit providers tracking National Highways’ requirements. The buyer selected a large insurance business for a UK-wide private medical insurance renewal, indicating that credible future competitors would need an established insurance capability, sufficient scale to support a nationally distributed membership and the operational capacity to administer medical cover across multiple UK regions. Experience managing existing schemes and renewals would be commercially relevant, particularly where continuity of cover, member administration, claims handling and engagement with a public-sector client are important. Providers whose offer is confined to local healthcare delivery, standalone clinical services or unrelated employee benefits would be poorly matched to this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Private Medical Insurance Renewal 26/27

Notice Description

Renewal of the existing National Highways Private Medical Insurance

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ecb3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081356-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66512200 - Health insurance services

66512220 - Medical insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£120,393 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 30 Jun 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
National Highways Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6GA
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
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bupa Insurance Limted

Further Information

Notice Documents

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