Contract

Provision of Insurance Contracts and Anciliary Services (Excluding Insurance Broking)

  • Blackwood Homes and Care

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-072880

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05dee1

Published 11 November 2025, 3:18pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Blackwood Homes and Care

160 Dundee Street

Edinburgh

EH11 1DQ

Email

procurement@blackwoodgroup.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1313177227

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.blackwoodgroup.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA14924

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

Registered Social Landlord

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Insurance Contracts and Anciliary Services (Excluding Insurance Broking)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66510000 - Insurance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of care insurance, including Abuse Cover, from 1 October 2020 for a period of 36 months

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £252,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 66510000 - Insurance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of care insurances, including Abuse cover, from 1 October 2020 for a period of 36 months

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The existing service provider could no longer provide the level of cover required by Blackwood and, as such, as an alternative supplier as required as a matter of urgency to maintain sufficient cover for the organisation's activities.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 215-528649


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 September 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Markel (UK) Ltd

177 West George Street

GLASGOW

G2 2LB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £252,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:815499)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom