Nairobi, Jan. 14 -- Britam General Insurance has failed in its attempt to block the award of a Sh218.99 million health insurance tender by Makueni County to Jubilee Health Insurance.

The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority's tribunal has dismissed Britam's application for review of the tender that had attracted three other insurers-Star Discovery, CIC General, and Madison General-, clearing the way for the contract to proceed.

The Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) found that Britam had not met the legal threshold required to overturn or suspend the county's procurement process for the provision of a comprehensive medical cover for county staff and their dependents.

The tribunal noted that the evaluation committ...