Private Medical Insurance

What the buyer is asking for

Orbit is seeking a suitable supplier to provide Private Medical Insurance (PMI) as part of Orbit's employee benefits package to its employees. The awarded supplier will be expected to deliver a high-quality, cost-effective and accessible scheme for eligible employees, supporting employee wellbeing while providing value for money and robust account management. The contract will be for a maximum term of three years with annual break points for convenience. The initial policy period will be 12 months, with each subsequent year only confirmed, subject to satisfactory performance and the renewal premium issued representing value for money Orbit is being supported in this procurement exercise by the Employee Benefit Collective (EBC)

How this is scored

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

• 50%qualityQuality
• 50%pricePrice

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  Potential providers must hold the appropriate regulatory permissions, authorisations or status required to provide, arrange or administer the proposed PMI services, including FCA authorisation where applicable.

• technical

  Potential providers must: 1. have recent and relevant experience of delivering corporate PMI schemes in the UK 2. can evidence appropriate data protection, information security and confidentiality controls for handling employee and special category health data, including secure transfer arrangements such as SFTP or equivalent secure data transfer. 3. have the technical ability to migrate existing members into a new scheme without re-underwriting, protecting current underwriting status and continuity of cover for members mid-claim, awaiting treatment or undergoing treatment at transition.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published17 days ago

   5 Sept 2026, 06:25 BST
2. Clarification questions by5 days ago

   16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
3. Submission deadlinetoday

   22 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 18 days

   9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice25 Jun 2026, 16:26 BST060002-2026
2. Tender notice5 Sept 2026, 06:25 BST084162-2026

Documents

• biddingDocuments
• All tender documents can be viewed and downloaded on the e-procurement portal 'Proactis'.
• Tender notice on Find a Tender