--- title: "CS-People: Group Medical Insurance & Accidental Insurance for Country Based Staff (and their dependents) of British High Commission in India" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06b0d3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06b0d3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b0d3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b0d3.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2026-06-09" --- # CS-People: Group Medical Insurance & Accidental Insurance for Country Based Staff (and their dependents) of British High Commission in India Buyer: FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b0d3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06b0d3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b0d3.json) ## Summary The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), located in London, UK, is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for providing insurance services under the title "CS-People: Group Medical Insurance & Accidental Insurance for Country Based Staff (and their dependents) of British High Commission in India." The procurement process is classified under the services category and focuses on medical and accidental insurance services. The planned engagement includes an early market engagement session scheduled for 2nd July 2026, with interested suppliers invited to register their participation by 29th June 2026. The procurement aims to commence services on 1st April 2027, starting with a broker for three years and an insurance provider for one year initially, with potential extensions for subsequent years. This upcoming tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for brokers and insurance agencies specializing in medical and health insurance services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organizations may find this opportunity particularly suited to their capabilities, given the suitable criteria outlined. Participants will gain insights into requirements, evaluation processes, and procurement methods during the virtual engagement event, facilitating better alignment with the FCDO's needs and enabling competitive tender submissions. Businesses operating within the Indian market and possessing relevant expertise are well-placed to leverage this opportunity for collaboration with the British High Commission to deliver comprehensive insurance solutions. ## Notice Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) represented by the British High Commission in New Delhi (India) intends to competitively identify (using PA 2023 - Open Procedure) competent Insurance Broker and an Insurance Agency for providing following two General Insurance Products: Product 1: Group Medical Insurance (to cover OPD & IPD) for Staff and their Dependents. Product 2: Group Accidental Insurance cover for Staff. Our preference will be to identify and Insurance Agency via a Broker. The Broker will be engaged for a period of 3 years and the Insurance provider for 1 year initially, with the policy period commencing on 1st April 2027. Towards the end of first year, the Broker will help British High Commission in selecting the insurance provider for the following 2 years (1 year at a time). Suitable and interesed Brokers and Insurance providers are invited to participate in a virtual Market Engagement Event. During this event we will present our requirements in detail, inform the suppliers market about our procurement process and seek views to better define our requirement in order to achieve Best possible insurance cover for our staff and Better Value for Money for the FCDO. ### Planning Information Early Market engagement is being planned on 2nd of July 2026 from 12 PM to 01 PM IST Suitable and interested suppliers are invited to participate in the virtual market engagement session. The prime objective of organising this session is to share our tentative requirements and gain understanding of what can be provided or achieved by the players in the local market and incorporate any suggestions in our requirement. FCDO team will share the insights of the required policy's features along with the tendering process, evaluation process and tender pack. Interested suppliers should register their interest in participating this event by filling this form: https://forms.office.com/e/BBWgeQa6dQ A joining link to this virtual market engagement will be shared with suppliers who have completed this form, please ensure your details are shared with us by date 29th ofJune 2026 . ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054258-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Aug 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2AH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66512000 - Accident and health insurance services - 66512200 - Health insurance services - 66512220 - Medical insurance services ## Release History - 9 Jun 2026 at 11:41 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054258-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054258-2026 9th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/BBWgeQa6dQ - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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