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Awarded · ResultStage · award

Reading Borough Council

Corporate Insurance Services

ValueValue not published
Awarded13 Feb 2026
Published20 Feb 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
Award date13 Feb 2026

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
pchub@reading.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

We are seeking tender submissions for annual policies, which commence on 1st April 2026 in the name of: Reading Borough Council CIVIC OFFICES, BRIDGE STREET, READING, BERKSHIRE RG1 2LU Additional Insured Interests: Brighter Futures for Children - a wholly owned Children Services Company - cease trading brought back into RBC 31 March 2026.

Whilst Homes for Reading are a wholly owned Company they are not included in the tender.

The Long Term Agreement shall contain a break clause in the event of any significant changes to the Authority introduced by Central Government or other bodies that would make the continuance of the Long Term Agreement unsuitable for the Authority.

In the event of an intended break in the Long Term Agreement the insurer must provide the Authority with 6 months' notice to enable the Authority to procure a suitable alternative.

Please advise within your Tender Specification if this cannot be complied with.

The Authority allows a successful Tender to transfer the insurance policies placed as a result of this Tender to another insurer during the term of the LTA provided that the new insurer is in the same ultimate as the original one, the insurer credit rating is not adversely affected and the terms and conditions of the insurance remain the same.

Full details of the requirement can be found in the Specification document.

The tender documents contain proposals for the works.

Estimated contracted value is £8.5M over 3 years.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Long Term Agreement shall contain

The Long Term Agreement shall contain a break clause in the event of any significant changes to the Authority introduced by Central Government or other bodies that would make the continuance of the Long Term Agreement unsuitable for the Authority.

02

In the event of an intended break

In the event of an intended break in the Long Term Agreement the insurer must provide the Authority with 6 months' notice to enable the Authority to procure a suitable alternative.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d53d
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
015741-2026
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