---
title: "003797 - Purchase of Cyber attack insurance and resilience response"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e336"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Durham County Council"
published: "2026-08-25"
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# 003797 - Purchase of Cyber attack insurance and resilience response

Buyer: Durham County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e336

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## Summary

Durham County Council procured cyber-attack insurance and resilience response services. The requirement covers insurance for public liability indemnity and the response and resilience support needed following a cyber attack. It is a financial and insurance service, classified under CPV 66000000. The council is the buying organisation and the requirement relates to its public-sector operations in Durham. The service is intended for an organisation seeking combined cyber incident protection rather than a standalone technology implementation or general insurance arrangement. The procurement was handled for Durham County Council, with Marsh Limited acting as the contracted insurance broker and subsequently named as the supplier. The arrangement uses a tiered insurance approach involving Beazley Insurance DAC and Areco Ltd, as recommended by Marsh.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 12 August 2026, with the contract signed on 25 August 2026. Marsh Limited was awarded the single lot. The contract runs from 25 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £268,800 excluding VAT and £322,560 including VAT. The process is recorded as a direct award, although the council states that it was sourced competitively through its contracted broker. Marsh contacted six providers for quotations; four declined because the buyer is in the public sector. The council states that the requirement was outside the original contract and therefore treated as a direct award. A standstill period ended on 24 August 2026, before signature. The award is above the applicable threshold.

This opportunity shows demand from Durham County Council for specialist cyber insurance combined with practical incident response and resilience support. A credible future supplier would need access to suitable insurance capacity, expertise in public liability indemnity, and the ability to coordinate a structured response after a cyber attack. Experience of the public-sector market would be important, given that several contacted providers declined to quote because of the buyer’s sector. Suppliers would also need to work effectively through an established broker and support a tiered risk-transfer model involving more than one insurance or response provider. The selected arrangement indicates that the buyer values an integrated service covering both financial protection and operational resilience, rather than insurance cover alone.

## Notice

Purchase of Cyber attack insurance and resilience response. The insurance cover is for both public liability indemnity cover and also response resilience. Note - This is being recorded as a Direct Award as a mechanism for completing this award, however this has been sourced competitively, using Marsh as our contracted broker. Marsh advised that this market is extremely limited and contacted 6 providers for quotes. 4 providers declined to quote due to us being a public sector industry. A combined tiered approach was recommended by Marsh with Beazley Insurance DAC and Areco Ltd.

### Procurement Information

This is being recorded as a Direct Award as a mechanism for completing this notice, however this has been sourced competitively, using Marsh as our contracted broker. This contract is out of scope of the original contract, therefore it can be considered as a Direct Award. Marsh advised that this market is extremely limited and contacted 6 providers for quotes. 4 providers declined to quote due to us being a public sector industry.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080724-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details 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 | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £268,800 |
| Contracts value | £268,800 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Durham County Council |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Postcode area | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Framwellgate & Newton Hall |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Marsh Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 10:44 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080724-2026
- 13 Aug 2026 at 09:47 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077056-2026
- 13 Aug 2026 at 09:42 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077053-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080724-2026
  25th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077056-2026
  13th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077053-2026
  13th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.durham.gov.uk/
- http://www.marsh.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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