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title: "Bernicia Home Group /Tenants contents Insurance Dec26"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077f00"
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# Bernicia Home Group /Tenants contents Insurance Dec26

Buyer: Bernicia Group  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077f00

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## Summary

Bernicia Group has appointed Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc to provide its Simple Tenants’ Contents Insurance Scheme. The service is contents insurance for tenants, procured through the Northern Housing Consortium’s framework for this scheme. The procurement is classified as an insurance service. Delivery is recorded as being in the United Kingdom; no more specific delivery area is identified. This is a single-lot requirement for Bernicia Group, a housing organisation based in Ashington. The published description identifies the scheme as covering 2026–2030, with an initial insurance period and possible extensions. This appointment concerns insurance provision rather than insurance brokerage, claims handling or general housing services.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc, with the agreement signed on 30 September 2026. The award value is £90,013.84. The initial contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027, with three further 12-month extensions available; the maximum period ends on 30 November 2030. Bernicia used a selective, below-threshold route to award under the Northern Housing Consortium’s Simple Tenants’ Contents Insurance Scheme Framework. The contract comprises one lot. The data records no separate evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements. The award date and signature date are both 30 September 2026. The procurement description identifies the insurance scheme as intended for 2026–2030.

For insurers competing for comparable housing-sector work, this appointment is evidence of demand for a dedicated tenants’ contents insurance scheme, sourced through an established housing consortium framework rather than an open competition. A credible competitor would need to provide contents cover suited to social housing tenants and to support the buyer’s scheme throughout the initial term and possible yearly extensions. Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc, recorded as a large supplier, won the contract, indicating that delivery at this scale was entrusted to an established insurer. The requirement is focused on insurance provision for Bernicia Group’s tenants, so relevant experience in tenant-facing contents cover and the ability to administer a scheme for a housing provider are commercially pertinent. Suppliers whose business is unrelated to insurance or tenant contents protection are unlikely to find this buyer’s requirement relevant.

## Notice

This contract details notice is to notify the market that Bernicia Group has appointed Ecclesiastical Insurance Office PLC for their Simple Tenants' Contents Insurance Scheme (2026-2030). This appointment has been made under the Northern Housing Consortium's Simple Tenants' Contents Insurance Scheme Framework. OCID (Open Contracting ID) Ref: ocds-h6vhtk-055721.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093623-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £90,013 |
| Contracts value | £90,013 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bernicia Group |
| Locality | ASHINGTON |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE6 3XF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Walker |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE OFFICE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66510000 - Insurance services

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 09:26 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093623-2026
- 1 Oct 2026 at 16:15 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093008-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093623-2026
  5th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093008-2026
  1st October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bernicia.com
- http://www.ecclesiastical.com
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-055721
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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