Insurance and Related Services 5 Framework

Summary

This closed framework is let under the Procurement Act 2023. It provides the UK public sector with insurance services. This includes brokerage services, insurance advice, policy insurance cover, claims management services, management and placement of insurance policies.

Description

Insurance Services 5 is the latest version of this agreement. It will build on earlier versions by continuing to provide access to insurance services in a regulated market.

Services you can access will include:

  • brokerage advice
  • cover for a range of insurance policies
  • claims management services

It also supports the management of insurance and risk programmes, including:

  • complex combined business insurance arrangements
  • one-off renewals
  • urgent insurance cover

Services are provided by insurance brokers, insurers and claims management companies. 

The agreement will run for 4 years and is let under the Procurement Act 2023 using an open procedure.

Benefits

  • access to a range of insurance providers (both generalist and specialist)
  • access to a wide range of coverage options, giving you increased competition to a diverse customer base across the public sector
  • access to all classes of insurance, including, property, motor insurance, casualty, health and cyber
  • access to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) registered insurance and broker suppliers
  • access to approved claims handling service for the public sector

Product types

There will be multiple lots. More information will be available soon.

Customer engagement

We will be hosting a series of online customer engagement sessions. The sessions will give customers the opportunity to provide feedback on the agreement. You can find upcoming sessions listed below:

Insurance customers

  1. Insurance customer engagement session 1: Wednesday 18 March, 11am to 12pm
  2. Insurance customer engagement session 2:  Wednesday 1 April,  2pm to 3pm 
  3. Insurance customer engagement session 3: Wednesday 15 April,  2pm to 3pm 

Claims customers

  1. Claims customer engagement session 1: Wednesday 8 April, 11am to 12pm
  2. Claims customer engagement session 2: Wednesday 22 April, 11:30am to 12:30pm

To register your interest contact insurance-services-5@crowncommercial.gov.uk. You must include “RM6406 Insurance and Related Services 5 Customer Engagement” in the subject line.

Supplier engagement

 We will be hosting a series of online supplier engagement sessions. The sessions will give suppliers the opportunity to provide feedback on the agreement. You can find upcoming sessions listed below: 

Insurance suppliers, consultants and brokers

  1. Insurance PME session 1: Wednesday 11 February 2pm to 3pm
  2. Insurance PME session 2: Wednesday 25 February 2pm to 3pm
  3. Insurance PME session 3: Wednesday 11 March 11am to 12pm

Claims suppliers

  1. Claims PME session 1: Wednesday 18 February 2pm to 3pm
  2. Claims PME session 2: Wednesday 4 March 11am to 12pm

To take part, contact insurance-services-5@crowncommercial.gov.uk. You must include “RM6406 Insurance and Related Services 5 Supplier Engagement” in the subject line.

After the event we will share the pre-market engagement materials. These will include:

  • RM6406 pre-market engagement slides
  • RM6406 pre-market engagement questions and answers (non-commercially sensitive)

Important links

Pipeline notice Read pipeline notice
Preliminary market engagement notice Not available yet
Planned procurement notice Not available yet
Contract notice in Find a Tender (FTS) Not available yet
Tender documents Not available yet

Timeline

Activity Estimated dates
Pre-market engagement February 2026
Drafting of procurement documentation November 2026
Publication of find a tender (FTS) notice March 2027
Framework award August 2027