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Athlete Medical Scheme (AMS)

THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL

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01 Oct 2026 at 15:29

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Sport is procuring health insurance and medical scheme services for its funded athletes across the United Kingdom. The Athlete Medical Scheme is intended to give eligible athletes timely, high-quality healthcare. The supplier will administer and manage the scheme, provide access to an appropriate healthcare provider network, handle claims, and produce management information and performance reports. Suppliers may offer a fully insured model, a trust-based model, or both. This is a single, national service requirement for the United Kingdom Sports Council, the buyer. The work combines healthcare access with insurance or trust-scheme administration and ongoing operational management, rather than the supply of medical equipment or construction work.

UK Sport reached the tender stage and invited offers through an open procedure. Questions were due by 3pm on 9 October 2026, and tenders by 3pm on 2 November 2026. The stated contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with an option to extend by one year, to 31 March 2031. The estimated value is £11.5 million. There is one lot. Award scoring gives 55% to service quality, 25% to price, 10% to equality, diversity and inclusion, and 10% to environmental sustainability. Economic and technical selection criteria also apply; their detail is set out in the tender documents. The scheduled award decision date is 7 December 2026.

This requirement suits a qualified health-insurance or healthcare-scheme provider with the operational capacity to serve funded athletes throughout the United Kingdom. Relevant strengths include managing either a fully insured or trust-based scheme, or being able to present both models; arranging access to an appropriate healthcare provider network; and administering claims reliably. Suppliers will also need to manage the scheme as an ongoing service and provide useful management information and performance reporting. The evaluation places most weight on service quality, so bidders should be able to demonstrate a strong service proposition, alongside credible approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion and environmental sustainability. Economic and technical selection criteria apply, with their requirements described in the tender documents.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Athlete Medical Scheme (AMS)

Notice Description

UK Sport is seeking a suitably qualified supplier to deliver its Athlete Medical Scheme, providing timely, high-quality healthcare to eligible funded athletes. Tenderers may propose a fully insured model, a trust-based model, or both. The contract will cover the administration and management of the scheme, access to an appropriate healthcare provider network, claims handling, management information and performance reporting. The contract will commence on 1 April 2027 for an initial three-year term, with the option to extend for a further year. Please see more detail in the ITT.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract will be for 3 years with the option for an additional 1 year extension. No conditions attached to the 1 year extension period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ee1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092959-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

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

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
£11,500,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£11,500,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
2 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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
THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Further Information

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