--- title: "21049-22 Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services SOFT MARKET TEST" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-66c440c5-987b-4283-b1d8-4f70fa9a7631" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-66c440c5-987b-4283-b1d8-4f70fa9a7631" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-66c440c5-987b-4283-b1d8-4f70fa9a7631.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-66c440c5-987b-4283-b1d8-4f70fa9a7631.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-12-09" --- # 21049-22 Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services SOFT MARKET TEST Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-66c440c5-987b-4283-b1d8-4f70fa9a7631 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-66c440c5-987b-4283-b1d8-4f70fa9a7631) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-66c440c5-987b-4283-b1d8-4f70fa9a7631.json) ## Summary The Cambridgeshire County Council is planning a tender for Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services through a soft market test. The deadline for engagement is January 6, 2023. The council is seeking feedback from the market to replace its current systems for managing claims and insurance arrangements. The opportunity is open to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and is suitable for businesses in the insurance brokerage and agency services industry in England, United Kingdom. This tender by Cambridgeshire County Council presents a chance for businesses to participate in a market testing exercise, providing feedback for the procurement of insurance-related services. The council aims to gather market insights to inform its tender approach. Businesses involved in insurance brokerage and agency services, particularly SMEs, are encouraged to respond to the council's questions by the closing time of 17:00 on Friday, January 6, 2023. This soft market test is not a formal tender invitation but an opportunity for providers to showcase their capabilities and ideas to the council. ## Notice Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) Insurance Services is undertaking a soft market testing as it wishes to seek the markets feedback as it procures an Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services. Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) Insurance Services is responsible for the management of claims made by and against the Council and the procurement and management of insurance arrangements entered into the Council . In addition, the Council provides insurance services to a number of partner Councils and associated companies: Milton Keynes Council, North Northamptonshire Council, West Northamptonshire Council, Norwich City Council, Cambridge City Council, Northampton Partnership Homes Ltd, Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd, Norwich City Services Ltd. Please see the soft market testing document within Procontract for further details. Additional information: All documentation is available through the Pro-Contract Portal and any questions should be sent through the messaging system for this project. This market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. Potential providers are invited to respond to the questions concerning the proposed service to be procured. Responses to these questions may be used to inform our approach to the tender exercise. In order to make an informed decision on the optimum procurement approach we are looking to the market to assist. Please note that this is not a call for competition, neither is it a procurement exercise but an opportunity for the Authority to better understand the supply market and for providers to showcase their ideas. Cambridgeshire County Council is issuing this request for information only and is doing so to support market research only and to help make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied. Please note that the closing time for responses is 17:00 on Friday 6th January 2023. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/189f5594-7046-4c1f-b597-c0c4545b7b04 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Jan 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | HUNTINGDON | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE28 4YE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Huntingdonshire | | Electoral ward | The Stukeleys | | Westminster constituency | Huntingdon | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66518000 - Insurance brokerage and agency services ## Release History - 9 Dec 2022 at 13:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/189f5594-7046-4c1f-b597-c0c4545b7b04 - 9 Dec 2022 at 12:54 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a01f6383-c30a-49d0-93dc-b88183858b73 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/189f5594-7046-4c1f-b597-c0c4545b7b04 9th December 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a01f6383-c30a-49d0-93dc-b88183858b73 9th December 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3442db19-ba77-ed11-811c-005056b64545&p=ea3edb62-3a92-eb11-810c-005056b64545 Access to all the documents can be found in the ProContract link within this advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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