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Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Owner Controlled Insurance Programme (OCIP) for Follow Insurers

National Highways

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24 Sep 2026 at 14:40

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited is seeking follow insurers for the construction of the Lower Thames Crossing. The requirement is insurance services: follow insurers must provide cover in line with the policy arranged by the appointed lead insurers. The packages being let cover contractor all-risks insurance, primary public liability, delay in start-up and terrorism, as well as three layers of excess public liability cover. The Lower Thames Crossing project is the purpose of the insurance programme. The contracting authority is National Highways Limited, based in Birmingham; the insured construction work concerns the Lower Thames Crossing. The insurance is divided among four packages, allowing insurers to assess which types and layers of construction and liability risk match their underwriting expertise and capacity.

National Highways invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. The tender submission deadline was 21 October 2026 at 16:00, and enquiries were due by 8 October 2026 at 16:00. The stated contract period runs from 31 December 2026 to 30 December 2033. The overall estimated value is £56 million excluding VAT (£70 million including VAT). The four packages are contractor all-risks, primary public liability, delay in start-up and terrorism (£52 million excluding VAT); excess liability of £50 million above £50 million (£1.6 million); excess liability of £150 million above £100 million (£1.6 million); and excess liability of £250 million above £250 million (£800,000). For each package, evaluation weights quality at 65%, social value at 10% and commercial terms at 25%. The buyer planned to complete award decisions by 9 December 2026.

This opportunity is suited to insurers able to participate as follow insurers in a large construction insurance programme and provide capacity aligned with the lead insurers’ policy. Firms may focus on contractor all-risks and associated primary public liability, delay-in-start-up and terrorism cover, or on one of the excess public liability layers. The requirements therefore suit businesses with underwriting expertise appropriate to the risks and limits in the package they pursue, and sufficient capacity to contribute to the required co-insurance. National Highways uses a Procurement Specific Questionnaire alongside an Information to Tender covering quality, social value and commercial criteria. Suppliers must pass all questionnaire criteria; awards are based on the highest-ranked scores, with successful insurers collectively providing 100% co-insurance for each package. Evaluation includes social value as well as technical quality and commercial terms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Owner Controlled Insurance Programme (OCIP) for Follow Insurers

Notice Description

National Highways requires follow insurers to provide suitable insurance cover in line with the appointed lead insurers contract of insurance policy for the construction of Lower Thames Crossing. For more information about the project, please follow this link: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/lower-thames-crossing/

Lot Information

Contractor All Risks, Primary public liability (PS2.5m), Delay in Start Up and Terrorism

Lot 1 Contractor All Risks, Primary public liability (PS2.5m), Delay in Start Up and Terrorism

Excess public liability Limit PS50m in excess of PS50m

Lot 4 Excess public liability Limit PS50m in excess of PS50m

Excess public liability Limit PS150m in excess of PS100m

Lot 5 Excess public liability Limit PS150m in excess of PS100m

Excess public liability Limit PS250m in excess of PS250m

Lot 6 Excess public liability Limit PS250m in excess of PS250m

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0779a6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090633-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66510000 - Insurance services

66513200 - Contractor's all-risk insurance services

66516000 - Liability insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£56,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£56,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
21 Oct 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Dec 2026 - 30 Dec 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Highways
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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