Insurance for Academies, Free Schools & Similar Institutions
The CPC's agreement for insurance and/or insurance related services, designed primarily for use by Academies, Free Schools and Academy Trusts. Insurance products and services are available directly from insurers, via brokers, or using a mixture of both. Insurance against risk, loss and damage includes covers provided by the ESFA Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) and beyond:
- Employers liability insurance
- Professional indemnity insurance
- Public and products liability
- Motor vehicle insurance (including motor sport, trade, and occasional business use)
- Engineering and plant inspection services insurance
- Works insurance
- Business and student travel (including overseas travel) insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Works of art insurance
- Property damage, including IT equipment, money, refrigerated/frozen food, property in transit
- Terrorism insurance
- Loss due to employee dishonesty or crime by third parties
- Damage to plant
- Legal expenses
- Employment practices liability
- Hirers liability
- Cyber liability
It was awarded on 1st July 2016 and runs to 30th June 2019 with a possible extension to 30th June 2020.
The Department for Education (DfE) recommend this framework to Schools and Academies.
Key Benefits of this Framework
- Risk protection and indemnity across a broad range of products and services.
- A simple route to market using CPC’s insurances questionnaire.
- Full compliance with EU Regulations and the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
- A range of specialist insurance suppliers who can provide expert advice on coverage needs, claims handling, and risk management.
Supplier Details
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| Lot 1: Comprehensive Insurance Cover & Service Provision | 1 | View Suppliers | |||||||||||
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| Lot 2: All Covers not included in the RPA | 2 | View Suppliers | |||||||||||
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How can I use this Framework
For Lot 1 Comprehensive Insurance Cover & Service Provision, please download and complete the Academies questionnaire. If you are in a Long Term Agreement (LTA) please make sure that it expires at your next renewal as insurers will not provide a quotation where an LTA exists. Should you wish to have your questionnaire checked before submitting it to Zurich Plc, please send it to Graham Peck at Risk2Value g.peck@risk2value.com.
For Lot 2 RPA+ quotation requests please download the RPA+ questionnaire below and follow the instructions therein. After submitting your questionnaire please allow at least two weeks for the insurers to respond.
Please contact the CPC Contract Manager Gary Sadler for any additional guidance on using the framework.
Use This Framework
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Create a User Account
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The joining form only takes a few minutes to complete and upon registering as a member you will typically be approved within 10 minutes (during the hours of 9am and 4.30pm).
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Associated Documentation
The following documents are associated with this framework. Some are required for successful use of the framework and are clearly marked.
| File | Details | Essential | |
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| RPA Plus Questionnaire | This short questionnaire can be used to obtain three competitive insurance quotations for some of the elements that aren’t provided by the ESFA Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA), e.g. motor vehicles, overseas travel, engineering inspection services and works of art. | Download | |
| Academies Questionnaire | This is the key document that you need to complete as part of your market presentation for the panel of providers. It allows you to describe your academy and its insurance requirements in a format that the insurers will readily understand, so that they can prepare their priced proposals. The last page comprises a model covering letter which is designed to be amended to suit your individual requirements. CPC will be happy to review your completed Questionnaire before you send it to the providers, if you wish. When you have finalised the questionnaire, you should email it to the providers and allow them at least 4 weeks to respond with their proposals. | Yes | Download |
| Guidance Notes | These notes provide a line-by-line explanation of all but the most obvious questions in the Questionnaire. They also give direct advice about the insurance limits and other requirements that you need to specify in your Questionnaire. | Yes | Download |
| Summary of Insurance Cover Options for Academies | This summary is complementary to the Guidance Notes, and provides a general overview of the range of insurance policies available to academies. It also explains in some detail what each policy is designed to cover. | Yes | Download |
| RPA+ Flyer | Brief description of the framework benefits | Download |
Contract Manager
- Name: Gary Sadler
- Tel: 0161 974 0940
- Email: g.sadler@thecpc.ac.uk
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