Notice Information
Notice Title
Property Owners Liability Insurance - Denchi House 2025-2026
Notice Description
The contract is for the provision of property owners liability insurance from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026 for Denchi House, Thurso. Considering the market's appetite, our broker's advice and previous experience, we consider that the competition is absent for technical reasons. As a result, a co-insurance approach has been considered appropriate for this particular insurance type. The value stated in this notice includes IPT. The supplier stated in this contract award notice is the lead insurer.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contract is for the provision of property owners liability insurance from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026 for Denchi House, Thurso.
Options: changes to the building during the policy resulting in higher risk and so higher premium
Procurement Information
Due to the specialist risk profile applicable to the building and our broker's advice and experience there is an absence of competition in the market, and the broker has had to arrange a co-insurance approach. We therefore consider that competition is absent for technical reasons.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000816402
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543975
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66510000 - Insurance services
66515200 - Property insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £126,212 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Oct 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463245245
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 5NA
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM61 Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness South
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543975
Property Owners Liability Insurance - Denchi House 2025-2026 - The contract is for the provision of property owners liability insurance from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026 for Denchi House, Thurso. Considering the market's appetite, our broker's advice and previous experience, we consider that the competition is absent for technical reasons. As a result, a co-insurance approach has been considered appropriate for this particular insurance type. The value stated in this notice includes IPT. The supplier stated in this contract award notice is the lead insurer.
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