Awarded contract

Sandwell Borough Council, Simple Tenants Contents Insurance 2026 - 2030, April 2026

Details

Buyer: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Supplier(s): ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE OFFICE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Value: £946,335.84
Duration: 4 years
Topic: Insurance services
Published: 26 February 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This contract details notice is to notify the market that Sandwell MBC has appointed Ecclesiastical Insurance Office PLC for their Simple Tenants' Contents Insurance Scheme (2026-2030). This appointment has been made under the Northern Housing Consortium's Simple Tenants' Contents Insurance Scheme Framework. OCID (Open Contracting ID) Ref: ocds-h6vhtk-055721. ## Contract award Title: Sandwell Borough Council, Simple Tenants Contents Insurance 2026 - 2030, April 2026

Timeline

Completed: Award date17 February 2026
Completed: Award published26 February 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2030in 3 years

About the buyer

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority covering the Black Country, and advertises its contract opportunities through In-Tend, its electronic procurement portal. Suppliers register with In-Tend to receive alerts on contracts in their sector and request tender documents. Social value counts alongside price when contracts are awarded, weighing the wider benefit to Sandwell's communities. Think Sandwell, the council's business gateway, links local companies to the tendering system and supports bids from social enterprises and the voluntary sector. Contract procedure rules and a public contracts register set out how each tender is run.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, repair and maintenance and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

66510000 · Insurance services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov