Insurance Brokerage Framework and Insurance Placement DPS
Framework Description
YPO's insurance arrangement combines two routes: an Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services Framework, for appointing brokers, and an Insurance Placement DPS, for placing cover. Together they give public sector organisations a compliant way to get broker advice and to buy insurance policies. Both sit in YPO's Financial Services category; check the framework page for the current term of each element.
Context & Use Case
Public bodies use the brokerage framework when they want a broker to advise on risk and manage their insurance programme, and the placement DPS when they need policies placed through a competitive process. Typical needs include risk management advice, policy advice and support with claims handling, which matter to organisations whose budgets cannot absorb an uninsured loss.
Scope of Services
Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services Framework Insurance Placement DPS Risk management advice Policy advice Claims handling support
Lots
Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services Framework; Insurance Placement DPS
Who Can Apply
Insurance brokers fit the brokerage framework; insurers and others able to place cover fit the DPS. The DPS element can usually be joined while it is live, provided applicants meet the selection criteria. Applications for the brokerage framework are closed, so brokers not already on it would need to wait for a re-tender. Check the framework page to confirm the current position.
Buyer Benefits
Insurance is a specialist purchase, and running a compliant insurance tender from scratch takes time and expertise. Having broker advice and a DPS of placement providers on one YPO route lets buyers test the market on cover and premium, with competition among admitted providers driving value.
Next Steps
Start at YPO's page (https://www.ypo.co.uk/frameworks-home/900197) and confirm which element suits you. For the placement DPS, review the selection criteria and the classes of cover requested, then apply through YPO's portal. Brokers should check whether a re-tender of the brokerage framework is planned and prepare evidence of public sector clients and claims support.
How Athena Can Help
For the placement DPS, Athena's DPS application support covers the selection questions, the narrative answers and a compliance check before you submit. Once admitted, our bid management service helps you price and write competitive responses to individual placements.
Brokers waiting for the brokerage framework to be re-tendered can use our public sector bidding advice to plan the bid early, including bid/no-bid decisions and how to present social value and client evidence.
