West Northamptonshire Council Provision of Insurance Services (7 policy types / LOTs)

What the buyer is asking for

West Northamptonshire Council (the Authority) wishes to invite tenders for the provision of insurance services in respect of the insurance programme for the unitary council and its wholly owned company, The Daventry Estate Company Limited (TDECL). The current contractual arrangements are due to expire at the end of March 2027. From April 2027, the Council will require insurance cover for Property and Business Interruption (including commercial properties, fleet, housing and leasehold housing). Potential Suppliers are invited to tender for one or more of the following Lots: Lot 1 General Property Lot 2 Commercial Property Lot 3 Casualty Lot 4 Crime Lot 5 Fleet Lot 6 Personal Accident / Travel Lot 7 Royal & Derngate

How this is scored

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

• 60%pricePriceScoring criteria is detailed within the Tender documents.
• 40%qualityQualityScoring criteria is detailed within the Tender documents.

What you must already have

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

• economic

  As set out in the ITT

• technical

  As set out in the ITT documentation

7 lots

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

• LOT 1 General Property£2.8m

  General Property Insurance

• LOT 2 Commercial Property£2.4m

  Commercial Property Insurance

• LOT 3 Casualty£3.3m

  Casualty Insurance

• LOT 4 Crime£133k

  Crime Insurance

• LOT 5 Fleet£1.0m

  Fleet Insurance

• LOT 6 Personal Accident /Travel£64k

  Personal Accident /Travel Insurance

• LOT 7 Royal and Derngate£530k

  Royal and Derngate Building Insurance

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 13 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

   6 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 26 days

   4 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 26 days

   4 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 86 days

   1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice26 May 2026, 11:25 BST048547-2026
2. Tender notice6 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT105886-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender