--- title: "CO0419 Procurement of Insurance Policies by Essex County Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e1b4a629-a3bc-44c3-a15c-da21bcf72878" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e1b4a629-a3bc-44c3-a15c-da21bcf72878" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e1b4a629-a3bc-44c3-a15c-da21bcf72878.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e1b4a629-a3bc-44c3-a15c-da21bcf72878.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-03-14" --- # CO0419 Procurement of Insurance Policies by Essex County Council Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e1b4a629-a3bc-44c3-a15c-da21bcf72878 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e1b4a629-a3bc-44c3-a15c-da21bcf72878) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e1b4a629-a3bc-44c3-a15c-da21bcf72878.json) ## Summary Essex County Council is procuring insurance services through an open procedure. The procurement process covers multiple lots, including property insurance, motor insurance, school journeys insurance, and engineering inspection insurance. The contracts will commence on 1st April 2025, each running for an initial term of three years with an optional extension of up to two additional years. The procurement falls under the category of insurance related to transport and covers locations in England, United Kingdom. The tender process is currently at the award stage, with key deadlines having passed, including the tender period ending on 22nd November 2024. The total value of the procurement is GBP 5,431,000. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly in the insurance sector, looking to expand their portfolio with public sector contracts. With four distinct lots available, companies specialising in property, motor vehicle, school travel, and engineering inspection insurance services can compete for a substantial long-term partnership with a prominent local authority. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, providing an excellent growth opportunity in collaboration with Essex County Council. Given the scale of the contracts, larger enterprises with robust service capabilities, such as Risk Management Partners Ltd. and Allianz LTD, have already been involved, indicating the competitive nature and potential visibility gains for successful bidders. ## Notice Essex County Council seeks to procure the following Insurance services, through an Open procedure procurement exercise: Lot 1: Property Insurance (comprising buildings and contents that the Council are responsible for and includes maintained schools) Lot 2: Motor Insurance (comprising general fleet and waste vehicles) Lot 3: School Journeys (travel) Insurance (for all maintained schools. The policy covers all authorised personnel on official schools trips for personal accident and travel.) Lot 4: Engineering Inspection Insurance (for all relevant plant in ECC buildings and maintained schools.) Each Lot will be awarded to a single supplier for the contract duration. Each contract will be for an initial term of 3 years (commencing 1st April 2025), with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years (12 month increments each). Bidders must also note that the contracts are for provision of Insurance Policy Services only. The Council's broker service is contracted to a third party provider who are supporting this tender procedure. Additional information: For this tender the Authority will be using the ProContract eSourcing portal https://procontract.due-north.com throughout the procurement process, and all communications relating to this procurement exercise must be via the portal's messaging system. It is recommended that any bidder not already registered on the ProContract eSourcing portal, register at the earliest opportunity. Please direct all queries through the ProContract messaging functionality linked with the advertised opportunity. Anyone contacting the Council directly via email will be directed to the portal for communications. A registered supplier account is needed to access information, but registration is free of charge. The Proactis supplier helpdesk (https://www.proactis.com/uk/support-login/support/) can help with any registration queries. Please direct any technical queries to the helpdesk in the first instance, selecting the Supplier Support option on the home page. The Council reserves the right to amend timescales for any reason and change the evaluation criteria where necessary for example if there are genuine omissions or mistakes. We also reserve the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. The Council will not be responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to this procurement exercise. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/031f4132-b9de-4227-8f22-cd468d42ec38 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | 22 Nov 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Feb 2025 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,431,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £6,095,918 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | 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) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 2 | | Supplier names | ALLIANZ; RISK MANAGEMENT PARTNERS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66514100 - Insurance related to Transport - 66514110 - Motor vehicle insurance services - 66515200 - Property insurance services - 66519200 - Engineering insurance services ## Release History - 14 Mar 2025 at 12:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/031f4132-b9de-4227-8f22-cd468d42ec38 - 3 Oct 2024 at 07:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca9a546c-1d26-4573-a590-083d755f6baf ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/031f4132-b9de-4227-8f22-cd468d42ec38 14th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca9a546c-1d26-4573-a590-083d755f6baf 3rd October 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ - https://www.proactis.com/uk/support-login/support/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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