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Insurance Contracts Commencement of Procurement Process and Contract Award

 

 

Insurance contracts are due for renewal from 01 April 2026. The timetable for consideration of options and completion of the renewal exercise means that evaluation will not take place until January-February 2026 and if a full tender exercise is undertaken the contract award needs to be made by early March 2026. This will not leave sufficient time for a report to be prepared in time for any financial implications on the insurance budget to be assessed for inclusion in the 2026/27 budget.

It is therefore proposed that the Leader of the Council authorises the procurement process and delegates authority to the Service Director for Finance to award the contract, where they would not already have the authority to do so, to ensure the provision of insurance will take effect from 01 April 2026.

 

Once the first decision has been taken, the Service Director for Finance will take a further decision to award the contract, where they would not already have the authority to do so, to ensure the provision of insurance will take effect from 01 April 2026.



Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure;

Decision status: For Determination

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/11/2025

Open/Exempt: Open;

Decision due: Between 27 February 2026 and 6 March 2026 by Service Director for Finance

Comment: David Northey (Service Director for Finance)

Decision due: Before 28 February 2026 by Leader of the Council

Comment: Councillor Tudor Evans OBE

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Finance Leader of the Council

Lead director: Service Director for Finance

Department: Customer and Corporate Services

Contact: Julie Steer, Insurance Manager David Northey, Interim S151 and Service Director for Finance Email: david.northey@plymouth.gov.uk Tel: 01752 304566.

Making Representations: Please contact david.northey@plymouth.gov.uk if you would like to make representations. Any non-confidential document(s) may be obtained from the officer contact by email or from Plymouth City Council, Council House, Plymouth, PL1 2AA.

Information to be considered by the decision makers: Decision Sheet, Briefing Report, CIA, EIA and any other relevant documentation.

Is this decision due to be taken in private? (Yes/No): No

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