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Tender: Tenants Home Contents Insurance and Broker Services for Basildon Borough Council

Released 11 months ago

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Won byThistle Insurance Services Ltd
Contract value£720K
Term2 yearsApr 2026 to Apr 2028
Awarded17 Mar 202653 days after closing
With this buyerFirst contract10 contracts in total
Closed23 Jan 2026
Est. valueEstimate£110K to £470K
LocationEast of England
AgencyBasildon Borough Council
SourceFind a Tender
CategoryFinance & Insurance
Submissions closedClosed Fri, 23 Jan 2026

About

Basildon Borough Council is seeking a supplier to provide its long-standing Home Contents Insurance Scheme for tenants, including broker services, to deliver a quality, competitively priced product that balances premium levels with appropriate cover, exclusions and excesses. The scheme must reflect the intended tenant market and support the Council’s objective of reducing financial exclusion; there are currently approximately 1,363 existing policyholders from a total housing stock of about 10,672. The contracting authority is Basildon Borough Council and any Successor Body that may assume the Council’s functions under Local Government Reform.

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