How to win: West Northamptonshire Council Provision of Insurance Services (7 policy types / LOTs)

About this contract

West Northamptonshire Council (the Authority) wishes to invite tenders for the provision of insurance services in respect of the insurance programme for the unitary council and its wholly owned company, The Daventry Estate Company Limited (TDECL). The current contractual arrangements are due to expire at the end of March 2027. From April 2027, the Council will require insurance cover for Property and Business Interruption (including commercial properties, fleet, housing and leasehold housing). Potential Suppliers are invited to tender for one or more of the following Lots: Lot 1 General Property Lot 2 Commercial Property Lot 3 Casualty Lot 4 Crime Lot 5 Fleet Lot 6 Personal Accident / Travel Lot 7 Royal & Derngate

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Northamptonshire Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £10,195,688.71, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 4 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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