---
title: "Life Assurance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f21b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ORBIT GROUP LIMITED"
published: "2025-12-09"
---

# Life Assurance

Buyer: ORBIT GROUP LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f21b

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## Summary

Orbit Group Limited has awarded a contract titled "Life Assurance" in the services category, taking place across multiple regions in the United Kingdom, including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK. The procurement process has reached the award stage, utilising a direct award method due to urgency. The contract was awarded to Canada Life Limited, with a gross value of £297,000, to ensure continuity of life assurance cover for Orbit's colleagues. The contract is set to commence on 1st January 2026 and will run through to 31st December 2026. The procurement aimed to maintain the existing benefits amid an imminent policy expiry, highlighting the critical need for seamless service provision.

This procurement presents important growth opportunities for businesses involved in life insurance services, particularly those capable of engaging promptly under pressing timelines. Companies with experience in managing and delivering comprehensive life assurance packages could find themselves well-positioned for future re-procurement by Orbit Group slated for 2026. This scenario may be especially attractive to firms with the agility and scale to react swiftly to urgent requirements, thus building their reputation and expanding their client base within the public sector.

## Notice

Life Assurance is provided to all colleagues by Orbit, to provide a death in service benefit to their next of kin in the event of a colleague's death whilst employed by Orbit.

### Procurement Information

This contract is to be awarded on the grounds of urgency due to the need to maintain continuity of Life Assurance cover for Orbit colleagues. This forms a commitment of Orbit's to its colleagues. The existing policy is due to expire imminently, and any lapse in cover could result in a risk to our colleagues and their families. Orbit engaged the Employee Benefits Collective (EBC) LLP to complete a market exercise specifically for Orbit's Life Assurance Cover. EBC engaged a number of insurance providers to invite pricing to provide cover. Due to a increase in the number of claims under the policy in the last few years, several providers opted not to quote. Due to the timescales available, Orbit intends to direct award a contract to Canada Life whose response to the broker represented the greatest value from the responses received. A direct award is necessary to ensure uninterrupted provision of the expiring insurance cover. Orbit will re-procure a new contract for the future provision of this insurance cover in 2026, with the new contract to commence when this 1 year contract expires.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081185-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £297,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ORBIT GROUP LIMITED |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV3 2SU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | Wyken |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CANADA LIFE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66511000 - Life insurance services

## Release History

- 9 Dec 2025 at 16:23 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081185-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081185-2025
  9th December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.orbit.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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