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Awarded United Kingdom Services

Industrial Disease Claims Handling - TRGF3153

Buyer: Department for Transport

Published
10 October 2025
Estimated value
£100,000
Procedure
Direct award
Lots
1
Notice number
064051-2025
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac78
Official source
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Description

The Department for Transport intends to directly award a contract for the continued provision of claims handling services for Industrial Disease Claims received from former employees of British Railways Board to the incumbent supplier. This decision is made in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5, Paragraph 7, which permits direct award where a change of supplier would result in disproportionate technical difficulties and operational disruption. The cost of handling the current portfolio of claims received on or before 31st October 2025 has already been paid in advance to the current supplier, covering the full lifecycle from registration to closure. Transitioning to a new supplier would require: • Duplicated fees for management of current portfolio of claims • Complex and resource-intensive transfer of sensitive case data • Operational disruption due to the potential need to manage two separate contracts with associated finance process, and on line databases. • TUPE Considerations: The incumbent supplier currently employs staff with specialist knowledge and experience of this work portfolio. A change in provider would trigger operation of TUPE Regulations, resul…

Awards

Awarded toAmountDate
Crawford & Company Adjusters (UK) Limited £100,000 —

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