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title: "Procurement of Insurance Policy (12 months)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06091b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARTREFI CONWY CYFYNGEDIG"
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# Procurement of Insurance Policy (12 months)

Buyer: CARTREFI CONWY CYFYNGEDIG  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06091b

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## Summary

The procurement process conducted by Cartrefi Conwy Cyfyngedig, a sub-central government public authority in Wales, has reached the award stage for a 12-month insurance policy. The contract, with a gross value of £995,000, is crucial to ensuring the organisation's assets and operations are adequately insured. Despite initial plans for a competitive tender, a direct award was decided due to a lack of comprehensive data necessary for competitive bids. This procurement is managed under the Procurement Act 2023 and begins on 21st January 2026, covering services related to damage or loss insurance across the United Kingdom.

This tender presents opportunities predominantly for large businesses with specialised experience in providing comprehensive insurance services. The process favoured the incumbent supplier due to their possession of essential historical data and understanding of Cartrefi Conwy’s requirements. Businesses capable of delivering intricate insurance coverage and possessing historical client data would be well-suited to compete in similar procurement processes in the future, as they can leverage existing relationships and expertise to meet organisational needs effectively.

## Notice

Cartrefi Conwy requires comprehensive insurance coverage to protect its assets, operations, and liabilities. The current insurance policy is due to expire in December 2025. A competitive procurement procedure was planned in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023; however, during market engagement in July 2025, potential bidders confirmed that the contracting authority does not hold sufficient data to inform bidders of its insurance needs and enable competitive bids. Specialist consultants were engaged to collate the necessary data, but due to the complexity and volume of information required, this exercise cannot be completed before the expiry of the current policy. Without adequate insurance, Cartrefi Conwy would face significant operational and financial risk. Given these circumstances, there is an absence of competition for technical reasons: only the incumbent provider, who holds the relevant historical data and understands Cartrefi Conwy's insurance requirements, can supply the services needed. There is no reasonable alternative to the insurance cover required. The proposed direct award will provide a 12-month bridging contract, ensuring continuity of cover while enabling completion of the data-gathering exercise and preparation for a fully compliant competitive procurement process.

### Procurement Information

The contract is being awarded directly to a supplier that is not an excluded supplier because a direct award justification applies in accordance with section 41(1)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023. The direct award justification at paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 applies to the award of the contract. The contracting authority commenced engagement with the market regarding the procurement of insurance services and award of the contract in July 2025 (with a planned contract start date of 31 December 2025). During such market engagement, potential bidders confirmed that the contracting authority does not currently hold sufficient data/information to inform bidders of its insurance needs and to enable bidders to submit bids in a competitive procurement procedure. The contracting authority promptly engaged consultants to collate the relevant data/information however, given the extent of the data/information required, such data information is yet to be finalised. Accordingly, there is an absence of competition for technical reasons (insufficient information/data available for bidders). Given the feedback received during market engagement, the contracting authority considers that the only supplier able to supply the insurance services required is the current provider who is content to proceed on the basis of the information/data it holds relating to previous policies. There is no reasonable alternative to the insurance cover which the contracting authority requires.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004482-2026 |
| 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 | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £995,000 |
| 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 | CARTREFI CONWY CYFYNGEDIG |
| Locality | CONWY |
| Post town | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL22 8LJ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire |
| Local authority | Conwy |
| Electoral ward | Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr |
| Westminster constituency | Clwyd North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PROTECTOR INSURANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66510000 - Insurance services
- 66515000 - Damage or loss insurance services

## Release History

- 19 Jan 2026 at 16:05 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004482-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004482-2026
  19th January 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cartreficonwy.org
- https://protectorinsurance.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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