Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Council of the Borough of Kirklees · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £4,059,549.40 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Insurance services (CPV 66510000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 101494-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Sep 2026
- Published27 Oct 2026Published 40 days after the contract date
Description
Bids were invited by The Council of the Borough of Kirklees for the supply of Insurance Placement annual policies: Lot 1 - Property; Lot 2 - Casualty. This procurement was undertaken as a further competition from the YPO Insurance Placement DPS ref 1198. The contract is anticipated to start on 30 September 2026 and expire on 29 September 2029 with an option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months each.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| KMCCW-119 Insurance Placement: Lot 1 - Property | Protector Insurance UK | £1.55m |
| KMCCW-119 Insurance Placement: Lot 2 - Casualty | Zurich Insurance Company Ltd | £2.51m |
About the suppliers
Protector Insurance UK: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company FC033034).
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00376989).