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Insurance Services 3 DPS

Issued by Crown Commercial Service · via UK Contracts Finder

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Published
11 Mar 2025
Open to join until
7 Feb 2028, 23:59 UTC
Value
GBP 100,000,000
Reference
RM6138
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Financial & Professional Services
Type
services

At a glance

Crown Commercial Service in United Kingdom has published an open-admission purchasing arrangement in financial & professional services: “Insurance Services 3 DPS”. Suppliers can apply to join until 7 February 2028. The stated value is GBP 100,000,000. Quote reference RM6138 in any correspondence with the buyer. 10 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 14 notices from this buyer since 2025, 14 of them currently open. There are 386 open financial & professional services notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Contracts Finder, not through FreeTender.

Details

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is setting up a dynamic purchasing system for a period of 96 months and is inviting bidders to request to participate for the Insurance Services 3 DPS. This DPS will provide central government and wider public sector departments the opportunity to procure Insurance Services 3 from a range of suppliers. The DPS filters are for services, location,clearance and scalability. If you are successfully appointed to the DPS you will be invited by customers (buyers) to submit tenders for relevant services through a competition. This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout its 96 month duration. CCS reserve the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its lifetime in accordance with the terms set out in the DPS Agreement.

Additional information: Please note the Closing Date, Contract Start Date and Contract End Date have been manipulated to support compatibility system issues. However please refer to the OJEU contract notice for the correct dates, timelines etc. This is to advise that the optional extension has been utilised and the end date is now 07/02/2028.

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract. Contract summary Industry - Financial and insurance services - 66000000 Location of contract United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, British Oversea Territories, Europe, Rest of the World Value of contract £100,000,000 Procurement reference RM6138 Published date 8 January 2020 Closing date 7 February 2028 Closing time

11: 59pm

Contract start date 8 February 2028 Contract end date 9 February 2028 Contract type Service contract Procedure type Open procedure (above threshold) Contract is suitable for SMEs? Yes Contract is suitable for VCSEs? No Description Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is setting up a dynamic purchasing system for a period of 96 months and is inviting bidders to request to participate for the Insurance Services 3 DPS. This DPS will provide central government and wider public sector departments the opportunity to procure Insurance Services 3 from a range of suppliers. The DPS filters are for services, location,clearance and scalability. If you are successfully appointed to the DPS you will be invited by customers (buyers) to submit tenders for relevant services through a competition. This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout its 96 month duration. CCS reserve the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its lifetime in accordance with the terms set out in the DPS Agreement. More information - Attachments -

- Attachment 7a Bid Pack Part 2 (Terms and Conditions).zip - Tender notice - Attachment 7a Bid Pack Part 2 (Terms and Conditions) -

- Attachment 7b Bid Pack Part 3 (Terms and Conditions).zip - Tender notice - Attachment 7b Bid Pack Part 3 (Terms and Conditions) -

- Attachment 7c Bid Pack Part 4 (Terms and Conditions).zip - Tender notice - Attachment 7c Bid Pack Part 4 (Terms and Conditions) -

- Attachment 2 Management Information Reporting Template.xls - Tender notice - Attachment 2 Management Information Reporting Template -

- DPS Schedule 5 Management Levy Information 5 v1.02.pdf - Tender notice - DPS Schedule 5 Management Levy Information -

- Attachment 7 Bid Pack Part 1 (General) (2).zip - Tender notice - Attachment 7 Bid Pack Part 1 (General) -

- _RM6138 - DPS Needs v1.0.v2.docx - Bidding documents -

- RM6138 Insurance Services 3 Buyer Needs v2.1.Final.docx - Bidding documents - Additional text - Please note the Closing Date, Contract Start Date and Contract End Date have been manipulated to support compatibility system issues. However please refer to the OJEU contract notice for the correct dates, timelines etc. This is to advise that the optional extension has been utilised and the end date is now 07/02/2028. How to apply Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name Crown Commercial Service Address The Capital Building, Old Hall Street Liverpool L3 9PP England

Telephone: [contact details removed]

Website

Closing: 7 February 2028, 11:59pm

Context for bidders

We hold 14 notices from Crown Commercial Service, going back to March 2025 — 14 of them still open. They buy mostly in IT & Telecom, Energy & Power and Manufacturing & Supply. There are 386 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 471 days.

Documents

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  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
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  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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