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Private medical insurance contracts

UK public sector · 66 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
66
Last 12 months
Median contract
£124k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£24.9m
64 of 66 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
45
Suppliers
41

BidSkim assigns contracts to services from the notice text. How services are assigned

What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most private medical insurance contracts took 29% of them (19 of 66).
  • The median contract, £124k, is 55% above the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • London had the most contracts: 21, or 32% of the total.

Who buys private medical insurance

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office14 contracts
  2. 2Thirteen Housing Group Limited3 contracts
  3. 3Ofcom2 contracts
  4. 4ORBIT GROUP LIMITED2 contracts
  5. 5Citizen Housing2 contracts
  6. 6Clarion Housing Group2 contracts
  7. 7Highways England2 contracts
  8. 8Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service2 contracts
  9. 9Onward Group1 contract
  10. 10Money and Pensions Service1 contract

Top private medical insurance contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Unum6 contracts
  2. 2AXA4 contracts
  3. 3Zurich3 contracts
  4. 4Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited3 contracts
  5. 5Westfield Health3 contracts
  6. 6Simplyhealth Access3 contracts
  7. 7Bupa3 contracts
  8. 8American Life Insurance Company2 contracts
  9. 9WESTERN PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED2 contracts
  10. 10BHSF2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

20Q4 2025*14Q1 202619Q2 202613Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 64 · Scotland 1 · Wales 1

London21West Midlands8East Midlands4South East4South West4North East3North West3East of England2Yorkshire and The Humber1Wales1Scotland1UK-wide or not stated14

What is included

Insurance bought for staff as a benefit: private medical insurance, health cash plans, medical cover for overseas staff, group life and income protection.

  • Private medical insurance
  • Health cash plans
  • Medical insurance for overseas embassy staff
  • Group life, death in service and income protection

What is not included

Often bought by the same buyers