Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Owner Controlled Insurance Programme (OCIP) for Follow Insurers

What the buyer is asking for

National Highways requires follow insurers to provide suitable insurance cover in line with the appointed lead insurers contract of insurance policy for the construction of Lower Thames Crossing. For more information about the project, please follow this link: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/lower-thames-crossing/

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 65%qualityQuality
• 10%qualitySocial Value
• 25%priceCommercial

4 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Contractor All Risks, Primary public liability (£2.5m), Delay in Start Up and Terrorism£52m

  Lot 1 Contractor All Risks, Primary public liability (£2.5m), Delay in Start Up and Terrorism

• Excess public liability Limit £50m in excess of £50m£1.6m

  Lot 4 Excess public liability Limit £50m in excess of £50m

• Excess public liability Limit £150m in excess of £100m£1.6m

  Lot 5 Excess public liability Limit £150m in excess of £100m

• Excess public liability Limit £250m in excess of £250m£800k

  Lot 6 Excess public liability Limit £250m in excess of £250m

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 74 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   24 Sept 2026, 14:40 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 13 days

   8 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 26 days

   21 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 75 days

   9 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice24 Sept 2026, 14:40 BST090633-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender