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Bernicia Home Group /Tenants contents Insurance Dec26

Bernicia Group

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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05 Oct 2026 at 09:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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01 Oct 2026 at 16:15

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bernicia Group has appointed Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc to provide its Simple Tenants’ Contents Insurance Scheme. The service is contents insurance for tenants, procured through the Northern Housing Consortium’s framework for this scheme. The procurement is classified as an insurance service. Delivery is recorded as being in the United Kingdom; no more specific delivery area is identified. This is a single-lot requirement for Bernicia Group, a housing organisation based in Ashington. The published description identifies the scheme as covering 2026–2030, with an initial insurance period and possible extensions. This appointment concerns insurance provision rather than insurance brokerage, claims handling or general housing services.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc, with the agreement signed on 30 September 2026. The award value is £90,013.84. The initial contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027, with three further 12-month extensions available; the maximum period ends on 30 November 2030. Bernicia used a selective, below-threshold route to award under the Northern Housing Consortium’s Simple Tenants’ Contents Insurance Scheme Framework. The contract comprises one lot. The data records no separate evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements. The award date and signature date are both 30 September 2026. The procurement description identifies the insurance scheme as intended for 2026–2030.

For insurers competing for comparable housing-sector work, this appointment is evidence of demand for a dedicated tenants’ contents insurance scheme, sourced through an established housing consortium framework rather than an open competition. A credible competitor would need to provide contents cover suited to social housing tenants and to support the buyer’s scheme throughout the initial term and possible yearly extensions. Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc, recorded as a large supplier, won the contract, indicating that delivery at this scale was entrusted to an established insurer. The requirement is focused on insurance provision for Bernicia Group’s tenants, so relevant experience in tenant-facing contents cover and the ability to administer a scheme for a housing provider are commercially pertinent. Suppliers whose business is unrelated to insurance or tenant contents protection are unlikely to find this buyer’s requirement relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bernicia Home Group /Tenants contents Insurance Dec26

Notice Description

This contract details notice is to notify the market that Bernicia Group has appointed Ecclesiastical Insurance Office PLC for their Simple Tenants' Contents Insurance Scheme (2026-2030). This appointment has been made under the Northern Housing Consortium's Simple Tenants' Contents Insurance Scheme Framework. OCID (Open Contracting ID) Ref: ocds-h6vhtk-055721.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f00
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093623-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
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
£90,013 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£90,013 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 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
Bernicia Group
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ASHINGTON
Postcode
NE6 3XF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Walker
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE OFFICE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Further Information

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