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
- Supplier
- Capurro Insurance & Investments Ltd SME
- Value
- £740,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Insurance services (CPV 66510000)
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jul 2026
- Published7 Jul 2026Published the same day
Description
Transparency Notice This notice is published voluntarily for transparency purposes only and does not seek expressions of interest or responses from the market. Contract Description The contract is for the provision of Medical Malpractice Insurance and Professional Indemnity Insurance for the Care Agency (Department). Procurement Background Separate procurement exercises were undertaken for each requirement following market engagement intended to encourage greater competition. Only one tender was received in response to each exercise. The sole tenderer proposed a combined insurance placement covering both requirements and maintained this position following clarification that the requirements had been tendered separately. Market Response The Contracting Authority has concluded that the tenders received were not suitable for award in the form originally tendered, as they were not capable, without substantial amendment to the procurement structure, of meeting the requirements set out in t…
About the supplier
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