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
- Hampshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Aspen Insurance UK Limited
- Value
- £33,320
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Liability insurance services (CPV 66516000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Mar 2026
- Published8 Apr 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
Casualty Excess Layer Insurance is a commercial Insurance Policy purchased to increase Hampshire County Council's limits of liability over the primary insurance cover of £50million, to provide appropriate indemnity for the County Council's risks. This insurance is on a Combined Liability basis and consists of Public and Products Liability, Employers' Liability and Pollution Liability and provides insurance against third party claims for injury, damage to property and financial loss arising from activities as a County Council. This includes claims against the County Council arising from the use of the Highways.
About the supplier
Aspen Insurance UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01184193).