Tender

Provision of Insurance and Related Services to Education Authority, NILA, CCMS & GMIMS

  • the Education Authority

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-084722

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f9ef

Published 19 December 2025, 9:50am



Scope

Description

The provision of insurance and related services for Education Authority, Libraries NI, Catholic Maintained Schools and the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools and Grant Maintained Irish Medium Schools.

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,030,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,030,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 66510000 - Insurance services

Contract locations

  • UKN - Northern Ireland

Lot 1. Education Authority - Property Insurance

Description

Education Authority - Property Insurance. To be managed by Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd as the contracting authority's appointed insurance broker and adviser.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £250,000 excluding VAT
  • £250,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 2. Education Authority (Jordanstown Primary School) - Schools Combined Insurance

Description

To be managed by Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd as the contracting authority's appointed insurance broker and adviser.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £2,000 excluding VAT
  • £2,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 3. Education Authority - Schools Combined Insurance - Seagoe Primary School and Drelincourt Primary School

Description

Education Authority (Seagoe Primary School and Drelincourt Primary School) - Schools Combined Insurance. To be managed by Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd as the contracting authority's appointed insurance broker and adviser.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £10,000 excluding VAT
  • £10,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 4. Northern Ireland Library Authority (NILA)

Description

Northern Ireland Library Authority - Property Insurance. To be managed by Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd as the contracting authority's appointed insurance broker and adviser.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £17,000 excluding VAT
  • £17,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 5. Catholic Maintained Schools and the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools - Property Insurance

Description

The Trustees for the time being of the Catholic Maintained Schools and the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools - Property Insurance. To be managed by Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd as the contracting authority's appointed insurance broker and adviser.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £605,000 excluding VAT
  • £605,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 6. The Board of Governors and Trustees of Grant Maintained Irish Medium Schools - Schools Combined Insurance

Description

The Board of Governors and Trustees of Grant Maintained Irish Medium Schools - Schools Combined Insurance. To be managed by Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd as the contracting authority's appointed insurance broker and adviser.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £146,000 excluding VAT
  • £146,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Participation

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation

Lot 1. Education Authority - Property Insurance

Lot 2. Education Authority (Jordanstown Primary School) - Schools Combined Insurance

Lot 3. Education Authority - Schools Combined Insurance - Seagoe Primary School and Drelincourt Primary School

Lot 4. Northern Ireland Library Authority (NILA)

Lot 5. Catholic Maintained Schools and the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools - Property Insurance

Lot 6. The Board of Governors and Trustees of Grant Maintained Irish Medium Schools - Schools Combined Insurance

Minimum financial threshold of credit rating of 'A' on Standard & Poors, or AM Best credit rating systems. Or the equivalent rating on an alternative established credit rating system.

Has the applicant been trading as a going concern for a minimum period of three years.

Confirm that the company/partnership/sole trader is NOT in a state of bankruptcy, insolvency, compulsory winding up, administration, receivership, composition with creditors or in any analogous state or subject to relevant proceedings.

The company/partnership/sole trader HAS fulfilled all obligations relating to the payment of taxes.

Business regulated by the appropriate national regulatory body, such as the UK Prudential Regulation Authority / Financial Conduct Authority

Technical ability conditions of participation

Lot 1. Education Authority - Property Insurance

Lot 2. Education Authority (Jordanstown Primary School) - Schools Combined Insurance

Lot 3. Education Authority - Schools Combined Insurance - Seagoe Primary School and Drelincourt Primary School

Lot 4. Northern Ireland Library Authority (NILA)

Lot 5. Catholic Maintained Schools and the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools - Property Insurance

Lot 6. The Board of Governors and Trustees of Grant Maintained Irish Medium Schools - Schools Combined Insurance

Business undertaken three contracts, in any combination from either the public or private sector, that are relevant / equivalent to the authority's requirement in the provision of general insurance. Contracts for supplies or services should have been performed during the past five years.


Submission

Enquiry deadline

23 January 2026, 3:00pm

Tender submission deadline

30 January 2026, 3:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

6 March 2026


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Cost Cost 90%
Social Value Quality 10%

Other information

Applicable trade agreements

  • Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Contracting authority

the Education Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPHJ-6982-JPXY

40 Academy Street

Belfast

BT1 2NQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland